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MajestyJo · 03-20-2014, 01:58 PM

Like this, "Find what is right for you." When I was in early recovery, I went to meeting, meetings, and more meetings. I was empty, no purpose, and using was no longer an option if I wanted to live. I chose to live and went to meetings (some days 3 meetings, but most times 2 meetings a day for two years), and found myself through the people in the rooms.

What was right for me was putting my recovery first, without me, I had nothing. My son, my family and friends couldn't keep me sober, they couldn't help me, but they could support me. Unfortunately, my support came from my recovery family, and it took a while to regain trust and even though they didn't have much acceptance of my disease, they learned to accept me in sobriety.

My son doesn't want to hear recovery, but when he sees me in a way he doesn't like, he says, "Mother! Go to a meeting." Hopefully, one day he will decide to go with me or on his own.

03-20-2014, 01:58 PM	#2
MajestyJo Super Moderator Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Hamilton, ON Posts: 25,078	Like this, "Find what is right for you." When I was in early recovery, I went to meeting, meetings, and more meetings. I was empty, no purpose, and using was no longer an option if I wanted to live. I chose to live and went to meetings (some days 3 meetings, but most times 2 meetings a day for two years), and found myself through the people in the rooms. What was right for me was putting my recovery first, without me, I had nothing. My son, my family and friends couldn't keep me sober, they couldn't help me, but they could support me. Unfortunately, my support came from my recovery family, and it took a while to regain trust and even though they didn't have much acceptance of my disease, they learned to accept me in sobriety. My son doesn't want to hear recovery, but when he sees me in a way he doesn't like, he says, "Mother! Go to a meeting." Hopefully, one day he will decide to go with me or on his own. __________________ Love always, Jo I share because I care.