It is a cool thing to see others working the program.

I had one of those gods moments last night when I got to be on the receiving end of a 9th Step amends. It was the first time I was in this position. It was really a good experience. I of course cried, because I was so happy. Happy more for him and his sobriety.

You know I was talking with a sponsee about 12th Step work. Since the things that life has dealt me this past fall, I have learned a lot about myself. The most important is am I really willing to go to to any lenghts to stay sober? Would I ask someone out to coffee that drives me crazy and a lot of other people crazy? Do I just assume I have that person figured out? Do I just think that he is a sick and crazy person? That he is a bad person? Do people judge me this way?

What if that person never had been given the time of day? What if I had not been given the chance to get sober or loved? What if when we walked into our first meeting they said we don't like your kind here, get sober someplace else? Would I be that crazy too? Just a thought.

I am grateful that I am not judged solely by my outsides. I should try to do that with others as well.