Triple-A; nobody’s going to tow you through it.” I have found this to be true. The more I participate, the more I grow. The more I grow, the more I want to participate. Recovery is the opposite of the downward spiral I used to live in, and it is very exciting.
The most important thing I have discovered about taking part in my recovery is that I can be as normal as anybody. Whether someone is in the program, drinks socially, or simply chooses not to drink, they are no more normal than I am, and I am no less normal than they are. That is the gift of my recovery, and it can be your gift as well, but only if you work for what you want.
My plan to become normal, insofar as I had a plan, was inspired by my first sponsor. He taught me so much, and I know I can never repay him directly. Instead, as the program teaches, I choose to “pay it forward,” to help others in the same way he helped me. It is what he would have wanted me to do.
“Take what you can use, and leave the rest behind”; that’s what members of my fellowship say. However, I suspect that there is very little that I will ever want to leave behind. My first sponsor taught me so much, as have others in my recovery. I’ve come to refer to this process as “improvement.” We can all choose to improve our lives, and you can choose to improve yours.
Конец ознакомительного фрагмента.
Текст предоставлен ООО «ЛитРес».
Прочитайте эту книгу целиком, купив полную легальную версию на ЛитРес.
Безопасно оплатить книгу можно банковской картой Visa, MasterCard, Maestro, со счета мобильного телефона, с платежного терминала, в салоне МТС или Связной, через PayPal, WebMoney, Яндекс.Деньги, QIWI Кошелек, бонусными картами или другим удобным Вам способом.
