Great Reading on doing a Third Step

http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/The_Role_Of_AA_s_Fundemental_Third_Step_In_the_Addiction_Recovery_Process.html

Doing better than I thought.

Before getting out of treatment I was extremely nervous. I was questioning myself if I was able to stay sober once I was out. After all its easy to stay sober in rehab. The hard part comes once you're out in the real world. And it is hard but Im handleing it well. Im pretty surprised that I m feeling better than I thought at this point of my recovery. The nervousness has left me. Now I feel I can keep going forward. I thank God for that...

My sponser and I went to a beginners meeting. The newcomers would each share first and then the floor would be open for the rest to share. There was alot of oldtimers there as well. I loved it.

What I go out of that meeting was that a truly greatful addict/alcoholic never uses.

I got a good piece of email today from my email. I will attach it to this post.

http://www.theaddictionblog.com/apps/blog/

My First Days Out of Treatment

Jan 2009 "If I can do it, so can you!"

I was broken when I went into treatment for drug addiction. Now four and a half months later I have hope and willingness that I've never experienced before. I still have alot of hard work ahead of me but I am determined to stay clean and will go to any lengths to get there, like I did for the drugs. I can't fail if Im doing the right thing.

I was told to get to a meeting the day you get out and your chances are greater that you will remain clean the first year. So, I did. I also have a wonderful sponser who truly wants to help me and a homegroup. And even a network of people that want to help. Its awesome!! Im fortunate to even have another chance for a real life, not one that I just existed in, then to have friends in the program

that understand is the best thing that has even happened to me.

More later.....