Hello Everyone,
This week we read to page 192 Forgiveness and Compassion. We spoke about the willingness to make our lists and about "becoming a person who..." from doing stepwork. We discussed how we weren't so unique and then how much we've changed from the people we used to be, who did those harms on our lists.
So this week's discussion question is just who are you becoming as you continue on this journey of recovery? Is it who you want to become? Do you recognize yourself as someone who has changed or do you see yourself as someone who is still changing?
I know for me that I am becoming a person who realizes that I am always "becoming" as I am always growing and changing.; My perspective about life has become one of curiosity and embracing what's next, rather than fearing anything different. I now have an attitude that trusts and allows, while also taking responsibility for the actions to help create what I desire. Like, I actually submit the poetry I used to just wish would get published
That's a big change for me from who I used to be, someone who felt powerless and hopeless.
What about you?
I relate to being someone who felt powerless and hopeless. Often times I’ve felt not good about myself in sobriety. These were times I wanted to be someone other than me. I was hard on myself for not being “better”. I am free from most of my negative self-image. I got outside the rooms of AA help and let myself be helped. I was like the apple branch that had to be smashed before it bloomed🌸