Weekly Meeting 1/2-1/8

[janbear]

Brothers in our Defects

We recovered alcoholics are not so much brothers in virtue as we are brothers in our defects, and in our common strivings to overcome them. As Bill Sees It p. 167

The identification that one alcoholic has with another is mysterious, spiritual-almost incomprehensible. But it is there I "feel" it. Today I feel that I can help people and that they can help me.

It is a new and exciting feeling for me to care for someone; to care what they are feeling, hoping for, praying for; to know their sadness, joy, horror, sorrow, grief; to want to to share those feelings so that someone can have relief. I never knew how to do this-or how to try I never even cared. The Fellowship of A.A and God, are teaching me to how to care for others.
-Daily Reflections pg. 118

[janbear]

The Fellowship from the beginning extended love to me inspite of me. Being accepted was something i had never experienced. The people, working the program showed me how to love back and give a hand back.

[admin]

Thanks for the topic ((((Jan)))). You know when I came to recovery, I had built these walls around me to try and shut others out. I didn't want the feelings of love, caring etc for someone because it seemed in my past that whenever I began to love or care about someone deeply they always died and that hurt very bad and I didn't want to feel that hurt anymore. But I found that even though I had those walls built around me that love got in through the cracks. The people I met in recovery also loved me until I could love myself and then love others. I have heard we have to learn to love ourselves before we can love others. In learning to love myself, I had to learn to love all of me - warts and all. In turn, I learn to love others - warts and all. One thing about recovery is the common bond we share with others - warts and all and we love each other in spite of. The things that come up in my life, I don't have to deal with alone anymore. I have God and my friends in the fellowship who love me and understand me and will help me through. But I only have this because everyday with the help of God and others I stay sober and clean one day at a time which gives me the opportunity to grow into what God would have me to be. There is still alot of weeding left in my life to do - believe me. But I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. Philippians 3:14

Thanks for letting me share.