1 Great Reason to Belong To An Anonymous 12 Step Fellowship
This is very difficult to write because I’ve waited well over a year to write this. To give this story its proper respect, it should have been written a long time ago, but the universe, I guess wanted it to age and shape itself in my growing awareness.
Three years ago when i was still new to recovery, and new enough to think I knew what I was doing, I lived in a sober home. Well one day i was informed that a new roommate was coming. I was concerned for her because , the sober home I was living in was not so sober. I volunteered the extra bed in my room although I was enjoying the privacy with no roommate.
Roommates In A Sober Home
My roommate moved in and instantly I knew she was biten by the bug of recovery. She was on the pink cloud. I became all that much more protective of her, and you would too if you met her.
Conviction
She identified masculine and was the most perfect and beautiful androgynous person, I had met. Not in the middle of the decision but had already fought all those judgments from people familiar and not ready for the change as well as those who are just simply ignorant. She was committed and convicted in her identity.
Magnetic Nature
She was open and friendly and shared everything from her taste in music (punk) to her new understanding of recovery. Her positive nature was magnetic and breathed new life into everyone’s recovery. Our efforts in recovery were stepped up by all of us.
Spiritual Principles
She introduced me to a different fellowship and we worked different jobs together. We were indeed close although radically different people. But with our spiritual principles taught to us in our program, we were truthful even when it may be a confrontation and always caring.
An Inspiration
What made her positive nature and gravitation to the program even more of an inspiration was that no matter how many meetings she attended, and that was every day, sometimes several times a day, and no matter how far she went in her step work, she was still going to be sentenced to prison for up to five years. She went to her final court hearing with incredible dignity, looking amazing and formal, surrounded by other clean/sober friends. She held her faith and was handcuffed for the last time.
Efforts Made
In July of 2016, another friend informed me that my friend and old roommate was going to be released from prison after a year and half. But she was concerned because there was no where for her to be released to. The sober home she planned on returning to did indeed fail due to bad practices. It was then that I made efforts to procure that same home for better intentions.
Coming Home
October 1st, 2017 my dear friend came home to me. The main image on this post is that very day. We all look haggard but we were indeed happy.
She continued her recovery doing very well and in no time she was independent herself. She had her ups and downs as I did also, but mostly living life to its fullest in recovery.
We are still nothing a like and agree on very little, except one huge thing…the program that we both follow. And today you will not find a more fierce and loyal friendship like the one we share.
We share our family and my boys adore her. She has taken them to punk concerts and works out with them. The video is a day we shared as a family, enjoy!
The one good reason to belong to a an anonymous 12 step program is the people.
Thank you for reading and this and I hope that one day you will know a fellowship like this one.
Angie H