Bothering Friends

[MajestyJo]

My sponsor said, "If you ever feel sorry for yourself, depressed, feeling low and so hard done by, go to the hospital and take a walk around the wards, especially where there are old people and Palliative care patients.

Just because someone has been in the rooms of recovery for a long time, doesn't mean that they don't hurt too.

One time I went to a meeting and a guy asked me how I was. I said, "I am just great, had a good morning." He said, "What are you doing here then? I said, "Passing it on."

Another time, everyone including my sponsor, was doom and gloom, even the room and it was sunny outside. I left and went to the mall near by, met someone I hadn't seen for a while, had a coffee and a chat with her. Went up town, met a member of my group, she was hurting and needed to talk, so spent almost an hour with her. I had my meeting. I was feeling guilty about leaving the meeting, yet I found out that I was where I needed to be.