Today was a moment of serious and good humor at our meeting. A member talked about a topic of worrying. And the meeting took to it and it changed a lot. A lot of talk about getting sober and then the things, which happened to a lot of them, which brought up a lot of smiles and some chuckles.
As the meeting went on, I had a lot of thoughts running through my head. I once again went way back, and that opened the door to the Second Step once again. And of course it helped me to talk about growing along spiritual lines and turning my life and my will over to my Higher Power.
All that led me to all those old members and my sponsor, who were the ones, who began to help me change. And that led me to the moment, when I had to laugh, because it was about freedom from the bondage of negativity in my life. I was taught to think with a positive mind, and not the awful, hateful negative emotions. And in time I was pretty much free of the thoughts they produced, which caused me to suffer.
Most of those in the meeting today were very cheerful and were able to express their desire to continue to stay sober a day at a time. A very few were not. They had not been in this program for very long, or were close to coming back. I know a few wanted to talk to them.
Anyway, it was a great time for most of us and, I think, it was what reminded a lot of us of why we are here. To stay sober a day at a time. And also to be grateful to our Higher Power and all those, who were helpful to all of us. Never want to forget.