Today I was once again reminded of the power and the good fortune sobriety offers to people like us. We had a person seeking sobriety today, who opened the meeting up to everyone in the meeting to talk about how they got sober and how this program works for them. The Twelfth Step in the Fifth Tradition.
Every time we have a meeting like this it seems to sooth me within and gives me a sense of gratitude for all I have received, as a result of stopping drinking and putting this program into my life and my life into this program. I could hear the same thing in others, as they shared their experiences in achieving sobriety.
It certainly makes me go back and see how much I have changed. I couldn’t help but share that with a man, who had called seeking advice. I was able to offer to him the hope and the good will I have been given in here. All this was the result of what I was given by the old timers, who helped me to grow and change my life for the better. I was able to offer him what was given to me. Even though I was aware that I was practicing compassion for others, I had to remember and realize that all I can do is offer. I know I cannot change others, unless they are open and willing to change, just as I was through the years. I always have to remember the Serenity Prayer.
Anyway, just grateful for what I witnessed today, and what happened later. All of this reminded me that I am here to stay sober a day at a time. It reinforces what I was given in my life. Makes me aware of the way of life I have received and what it is I need to do. Freely giving what was freely given to me. I need to say thanks to the God of my understanding and all those in here, who have taught me, and helped me to change, and continue to grow along spiritual lines.