When one alcoholic/addict shares with another alcoholic/addict

[MajestyJo]

Many of our fears are tissue-paper-thin, and a single courageous step would carry us clear through them.

—Brendan Francis



Love this quote. It was true with a lot of my own fears. When I was able to grasp onto some faith, I was able to take that step. Things were not so dark when I brought them to the light.

One of the greatest tools was realizing that I didn't have to do it alone. I had support from my home group, my sponsor, my new recovery friends, many who had already been there. I was not alone. If I was, it was because I had put up the blocks and not allowed them in.

This is what happened with my Higher Power. He had been with me for years but I had turned my back on Him. I didn't think He had much faith in me. I had not lived up the what I saw as "His" dictates, which in truth was the interruption of others. My God in today is loving, caring, forgiving, all encompassing. He meets my needs. If He leads me to it, He will see me through it.