When I look back on my life before I came into the program, I see how little of life I really lived; how I allowed fear to rule my life and stop me from trying new things; how I was emotionally unavailable to my children; how I literally stayed stuck in a deep hole of self-pity and how I never really heard beautiful music or gloried in the miracles of nature. Although I had what people might perceive as a pretty normal life, my life was an empty shell and I merely existed. I feel so saddened now at the thought of all the wasted years but I cannot bring them back. I can only learn from them.

When I came into the program and read the Promises in the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, I realized that it was futile to regret the past or to shut the door on it. Those years and all the pain I went through are what made me the person I am today. I need to always remember where I came from, because if I don't, I can just as easily go back there. I can also use my experience to help others on this wonderful road to recovery. I am able to give away what has been given to me so freely, because it's only then that I can keep what I have.

One Day at a Time . . .
I must always remember where I came from so that I help others in this program of recovery, and also keep myself from going back.

Sharon S.

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