One of these interesting things happened to me today. I got to hear a “new” man talking at the meeting. He’s been around before, but has been back for a while. Anyway I got an opportunity to talk to him after our meeting today. The nice thing for me was that it gave me an opportunity to talk to him for a while.
The reason I was thinking about this later on was that it was something I had been thinking about. My being able to be helpful to someone, who seems to be open to help in staying sober. It was a moment, when I was thinking about how it was for me in the beginning.
I pretty much told him how it was for me in the beginning and how important my sponsor was for me. What amazed me was that he had attended a meeting at another group quite a while back, when I spoke there. He said he remembered. That kind of was like a wake up call for me. Anyway he seemed to be open for what was being talked about.
Often I find myself thinking about how those old timers back, when I came in, were open to freely giving me and others like me this program. I guess that was really what was going through my thoughts today. Freely giving. An expression of gratitude on my part, I hope. I learned that from my old sponsor.
And I was grateful to have had the opportunity to share with someone like the young man I talked to. Just another reminder of why I am here. To stay sober a day at a time. And, of course, I am grateful to my Higher Power, this program, and all the people in it, who have helped me over time. I can hardly express that, but I do try. And that moment with that young man was one of those expressions. Thanks.