Planting the seeds of Hope!

[SunnyGirl]

Where would I be today without 12-Step Recovery?”

Where would I be today without the fellowship and a
connection to others just like me where I am understood
and loved?

What would life be like without faith and trust in my
Higher Power?

When someone is in need it is, WE/OUR responsibility to share
the message. No matter where you are in your recovery,
30 days or 30 years, you can plant the seed of hope.

Not everyone is fortunate enough to be able to get to F-2-F
meetings and these folks do depend on support from on-line
recovery sites like Essence of Recovery. I am one of those
people...

Members of 12 step groups, all over the world, share their
experience, strength, and hope. Sharing is one of the most
important aspects of recovery. The words you share could
be just exactly what someone else needs to hear. Here at
EOR, we can’t exactly give handshakes and hugs online, but
we come pretty close to it! ( ( ( ( Friends ) ) ) )

Recovery isn't, "me" and "you" anymore, It's "we" and "us."
In order for us to grow in recovery (yes, even here at EOR)
we need to share. We are an anonymous group and we
should all feel free to share our hardships and success'.....
When we are "SHARING HOPE AND RECOVERY" we never
know what small pearl of wisdom we are sharing, just might
end up being that seed to HOPE!

Sharing on the message board, or sharing at our on-line
meeting Wednesday night, gives each of us reading the
message boards a chance to find Hope for our recovery....


Peace on the journey, SunnyGirl

[majestyjo]

Where would I be today without 12-Step Recovery?”

That is easy, I would be dead for sure. For me to relapse is to die, using is just not an option. I qualify for just about every 12 Step group there is. You qualify for Al-Anon and Nar-Anon, because you know me. I have 3-33 reasons to go to Al-Anon. I have a son in active addiction and I had to learn to detach from sponsees, especially the two that relapsed and died.

Where would I be today without the fellowship and a
connection to others just like me where I am understood
and loved?


I remember hearing the people laughing and wondering how come, if they had a life like mine, they wouldn't be laughing. I was to find that many had stories much worse than mine. I didn't know what they had, but I wanted it. I found it in Spades as the old saying goes. I found sobriety, soundness of mind and a new way to live. I found myself reflected in the people in the rooms, what you see in others is a reflection of what is in you. They loved me back to good health.

What would life be like without faith and trust in my
Higher Power?

Without my HP, I would have relapsed and died. He did for me what I couldn't do for myself. I tried my way for 8 years, and my way didn't work. He lead me to AA and through His Grace I have stayed.