It's my Birthday today! I am 14 years old today and I am so glad that I can say that. It certainly doesn't seem like 14 years has passed by me. But when I look at our photographs and see how we have all changed it shows.
My Son is a man and my Mom and Dad got old.
My parent's have been married 61 years and it is amazing to me to have parent's that not only have been married that long, but that one was an alcoholic until 18 years ago.
They have 4 children all that have walked the drug and alcohol road. Ones in Prison, Ones still active in her disease at almost 60 years old, and the youngest well I don't know what her story is now since she divorced an active alcoholic addict.
I only know my story and I am sticking to it. I am in Recovery and I love it! I have a wonderful SPonsor that called me earlier to wish me a Happy Birthday today.
The other night I went to a February Birthday Party for all February Birthday Buddies in Recovery at a Friends house. She, her husband and another gal in Recovery made homemade pizza's until everyone was stuffed. Then a guy with 7 months chaired the meeting after the eating and more eating was finished.
You know I don't ever recall my belly button Birthdays being as comfortable as the party the other night. It has to do with who we are in Recovery and how we can all relax around each other.
Because there are No Little You's and Big Me's and Visa versa. We are all on equal ground walking on this road called life learning how to be Honest with ourselves and with others.
The Spiritual side of the program overwhelms me and I am always at a lose and humbled by God in each meeting. Spiritual pride gets us no where with our fellow addicts and alcoholics.
We must have humility with each other and with everyone else or God takes our program through some serious refining. I know it to be factual because I am stubborn, willful, and I wanted eveything my way. SO he took me through some really "HOT FIRES," I call TRIALS.
Just let GOD have it ALL! He is bigger, stronger, smarter, wiser, and more loving. If I don't keep turning it over and over and over again I wouldn't have made it this far. With God's help
Now, I am going to go and sing myself Happy Birthday. Blessings, and Happy Birthday to anyone else with a Birthday this month.
Thank you so much for sharing your experience, strength and hope and also for sharing such a momentous occasion of your recovery with us, Blessed. We're blessed to have Blessed with us
I liked what you shared about spiritual arrogance, right on!
NA Hugs,
Stay Blessed
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"If we do an honest examination of exactly what we are giving, we are better able to evaluate the results we are getting."Chapter 10 - Emotional Pain - NA Way of Life.
