For weeks I sat in the back of the rooms,
silent when others shared their experience,
strength, and hope.
I listened to their stories and found so many areas
where we overlapped--
not all of the deeds, but the feelings of remorse
and hopelessness.
I learned that alcoholism isn't a sin, it's a disease.
That lifted the guilt I felt.
I learned that I didn't have to stop drinking forever,
but just not pick up that first drink one day,
one hour at a time.
I could manage that.
There was laughter in those rooms and sometimes tears,
but always love,
and when I was able to let it in, that love helped me heal.

Thought to Ponder....

Veni, vidi, velcro...I came, I saw, I stuck around.

Recovery Related Acronym

H E L P = Hope, Encouragement, Love, Patience.