This week’s reading is from AA - The Promises. If you don’t know it you can find it here.
It’s been a week, a really wonderful week. I’ve been hanging out, and working, with my fabulous colleagues (who are also deep friends) from The Luckiest Club at our annual get together in the U.S.. Sadly there were some who couldn’t make it and they were deeply missed.
This annual get together is becoming the only must do on my calendar each year. I find it phenomenal how it feels as if we’ve been friends forever and the strength of connection that is forged during this time is incredible. I promise you there are bruises on my legs from all the time I spend pinching myself to check that I’m really here.
When I first got sober I just wanted the pain to stop. It was a dark, difficult time and I didn’t expect that any more than that would come to me. I had no sense of self esteem or worthiness that would allow for expectations of good things. I could find optimism but it frequently felt hopeless.
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