Had a lot of thoughts today, which I know I have had before, about helping other alcoholics like ourselves. How much love and caring we need to reach out and help them to get sober. Never want to forget that.
Today, as I was thinking about this, I thought of one individual, whom I want to help. A thought came into my head, which surprised me. I was hit by part of my story, which I rarely if ever have told others. At least not in the details I was willing to go into.
It was in this program I learned to care about others. Up to this point in my life I was not always willing to go the distance to help anyone. This program gave me examples of others, who freely gave what they had to others to help them get sober. From them I began to learn how to have the compassion one needs to help others.
I know I have often thought about what I was once told about growing in hope, faith, and love. At one point in here, I could understand hope and faith. I was not one who really understood love. Yet over time in here I learned to love others. I still have friends in here, whom I deeply love, going way, way back.
Anyway, I had to stop today and reach out to one, whom I know needs my love and caring. I hope I can reach them and help get them back into peace and love themselves. Like I said, I learned all this from my old sponsor and some of those old timers.
All of this has helped me through my time in here to change and grow along spiritual lines. It always is a way of helping me to remember to stay sober a day at a time. Makes me so grateful for all I have been given in here. Like the Promises state the gift of a new freedom and a new happiness. Just the start of all the gifts I have received. Makes me so grateful. I need to say “Thanks” to my Higher Power and all those in here, who have helped me grow in this program.