Brittany got a year of sobriety earlier this month although she has not
worked the steps yet. She got a sponsor
that accepted her medical use of a prescription narcotic when agreeing to be
her sponsor that promptly insisted that she stop taking her meds. Brittany is blessed to be sober after that
experience.
Jesse was happy to invited to lunch with us. He is a good looking guy struggling to accept
himself as he is and have a hard time being okay with others accepting him as
he is.
After lunch, we went across the street to Eastside Intergroup. Lea introduced them to Nancy the office
manager and gave them a tour of the office.
Nancy gave them both a Bill W plant (a cutting off a Swedish Ivy plant
that was supposedly on Bill W’s bedside when he died). It was the first time for both of them to go
to the ESIG office. They liked it.
My great friend and Sunday night walking buddy Leslee happened to drive
up while we at the intergroup office. We
chatted for a bit. She went inside to get
a 28 year coin for Pete, hugged Lea and warmly greeted Brittany and Jesse.
I thought Lea and I were introverted isolationists. We sounded like social butterflys compared
with the struggles they are having. The
benefits of working with other alcoholics was evident today for Lea and I.
I am grateful to be able to be of service to others, my old and new
friends in recovery, my sobriety, being able to afford a car to drive and our
lunch, and for the pleasure I am getting out of struggling to learn how to
make copper and silver jewelry.
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