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Just finished a book written by a friend of mine. It deeply struck me in a number of ways. Part of that were the feelings she had gone through, and in a way still does. I remember reading one section and found myself filled and choked with tears. Amazing. A totally interesting story to say the least.

It made me stop and think about my life and my feelings over the years I have been here. I say that because she is almost the same age I am. And there are familiar parts of both of our lives. In fact ;one of our close friends has been trying to get me to do the same thing as she has done. And she has asked me this before our friend wrote her book.

Now that I have written these thoughts I will stop. I could tell you who this person is and the title of this book. I may do this by the end of this. Just have to form these thoughts first. Right now I have to pause and do what I was thinking about earlier on. And that’s about my staying sober a day at a time.

What I was thinking about before I finished this wonderful book was what I learned about from my sponsor. I’ve written about this before. That was the time my sponsor’s wife called me to come over and speak to him. That was ;because he was spending too much time away from her and our meetings, because he was going over to cover his drunken bother. I was shocked that she asked me to do this. But I did and the only thing I could come up with was a statement, which I really didn’t know would help. I said to him, “I know what you’d tell me.” And the miracle was that it was exactly what he needed to hear. He changed his clothes and went to a meeting with me and never did what he was doing again.

And what was my thought? It was about dealing with others. Not trying to rule them or myself. Learning to get along. I know that I’me here to carry compassion and love to others. I’m here to let go and let God. I’m here to;be of service, if possible. Never want to forget that. But my main reason is to stay sober a day at a time.

All this makes my life better. At peace and happiness. Having learned love, hope, and faith. Makes me grateful to my Higher Power, my old sponsor and his wife, and all those in here, who have helped me to stay sober today, and always.

Now this backs me up and lets me tell you what it was I had read. I definitely won’t go into detail. That’s up to us in an individual way. The title is Farm Girl Leaves Home, by Margaret Fletcher. God bless her and all that I know.