my daily reflections…

there have been times in my recovery were life has happened. ikr, amazin huh? one of the first times life happened in my recovery, my ma was to go into surgery and have a lung removed. i spoke with my sponsor about it and told him how fearful i was for my mas life. i didnt know if she would be able to live past it. he told me the worst thing for me to do was isolate and think only about what, might, happen. he told me when i started sinkin into self-pity and worry about what, might, happen, to go sit in the coffee bar at the halfway house i was stayin at and listen to the guys who had recently arrived. he told me to tell of my experience and offer them assistance as they acclimated to the new livin conditions they were experiencin. another time, about a year and a half into my recovery i was faced with divorce. when i spoke to my sponsor about it, he told me to go sit in the coffee bar and listen to the guys who had recently arrived. he told me to tell of my experience and offer them assistance as they acclimated to the new livin conditions they were experiencin. 8 years after my mas surgery the day finally came when she did pass. i called my sponsor and told him about it. he said, go be of service, go to a meetin and listen, help a newcomer. last year my cousin passed on easter sunday 2021 from the covid 19s. i called my sponsor to talk to him about it. he said, go be of service, go to a meetin and listen, help a newcomer. these are just a few of the instances life has happened in my recovery and i used what i learned to overcome the difficulties in my world. i was shown how to receive the priceless reward of peace of mind through work with other alcoholics. when i do these activities, includin personal inventory, i get to let loose of self. i get to hear my HPs intuitive voice through those i interact with in recovery, when i am blocked by self. it takes the focus off of me so i dont wallow in self-pity and the poor me’s. these are experiences i pass onto my sponsees. i show them in the book where to find the answers they seek. i show them in the book where work with another alcoholic saves the day. i let them try to find peace of mind through their HP and their program of recovery. it has helped my sponsors, sponsor. it has helped my sponsor. it has helped me. why wouldnt it work for another in recovery? 1 day @ a time...