What a 2nd year it has been.  All that has happened both good and bad. 

My friendships that have developed in AA has been a tremendous help but that also comes with a cost.  For the first time ewver in my past AA life I had 2 good friends pass away in the program (sober).  This made me realize to love everyone like it is the last time you may see them.  Even more important is to not postpone an amend you may have to make because the opportunity may only come once.  Besides my sponsor I have friends that I fit into categories.  I have what I call a BB thumber, and ego buster, and a spiritual guide that I use all depending on what i need.  Also this year I finished my last and final amend.  This was my hardest step and if I had kept with the saying "keep it simple" I may have done it sooner.  Now all I have to do is keep up with my 10th step and not cause more wreckage.  I got passed over for a promotion that I was overly qualified for but instead I got an opportunity to practice these principles.  That was a HUGE resentment that took a long time to get over but it did work itself out and I learned a lot about myself.  I have also got married to a wonderful young woman from the Philippines who is a normy and introduced to me from a friend of mine.  I really feel this was a blessing from God.  I am 39 years old and never married and once God saw me developing into a man that could finally take care of myself he answered my prayers and gave me someone to take care of.  I have been able to work on my house that went through 10 years of drunken abuse.  I have fixed a roof, painted, built a storage shed, and fix may problems that I would used to just drink over. 

My program have continued to get better.  I am deep into service as Dist 2 Area 92 CPC Chair and I have 3 other members helping me that I am grooming to take over my position at the rotation.  I had a sponsee celebrate one year.  I have also finally found some gratitude which I did not have my first year.  At my birthday I have been remembering my last drunk which I will contine to do so I know what will happen if I go back out.  As my sobriety continues to evolve I find BB quotes change too and this year I have a new favorite.  "We are not cured of alcoholism. What we really have is a daily reprieve contingent on the maintenance of our spiritual condition. Every day is a day when we must carry the vision of God's will into all of our activities. "How can I best serve Thee - Thy will (not mine) be done." Pg. 85

I hope for future success and want to thank this website for being here when I really needed it.  I could not be in a meeting for 24 hours in my early sobriety but I was able to be online at this site for days on end. 

Take care and God bless,

SKI

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