Upon entering AA,
I listened to others talk about the reality of their drinking:
loneliness, terror and pain.
As I listened further, I soon heard a description
of a very different kind -- the reality of sobriety.
It is a reality of freedom and happiness,
of purpose and direction
and of serenity and peace with God, ourselves and others.
By attending meetings I am reintroduced to that reality, over and over.
I see it in the eyes and hear it in the voices of those around me.
I find the direction and strength with which to make it mine.
The joy of AA is that this new reality is available to me.

Thought to Ponder....

Learn to listen; listen to learn.

Recovery Related Acronym

S O B E R = Son Of a Basket, Everything's Real.