For weeks I sat in the back of the rooms,
silent when others shared their experience,
strength and hope. . .
I learned that alcoholism isn't a sin, it's a disease.
That lifted the guilt I had 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....

I am worth staying sober for.

Recovery Related Acronym

H E A R T = Healing, Enjoying, And Recovering, Together.