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If we are painstaking about this phase of our development, we will be amazed before we are half way through.
We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness.
We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it.
We will comprehend the word serenity and we will know peace.
No matter how far down the scale we have gone, we will see how our experience can benefit others.
That feeling of uselessness and self-pity will disappear.
We will lose interest in selfish things and gain interest in our fellows.
Self-seeking will slip away.
Our whole attitude and outlook upon life will change.
Fear of people and of economic insecurity will leave us.
We will intuitively know how to handle situations which used to baffle us.
We will suddenly realize that God is doing for us what we could not do for ourselves.
Are these extravagant promises? We think not.
They are being fulfilled among us - sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly.
They will always materialize if we work for them.
The Promises --- Alcoholics Anonymous
Getting sober and completing my transition at the same time has been such an incredible experience, I cannot even begin to put it into words. As I read the promises, I realize that they would generally apply to all those who transition.
For me, the promises are coming true! The other night, at a woman's only AA meeting that I was going to be away for surgery and anyone who would be willing to give me support via e-mail, I would greatly appreciate it. I was expecting that one or two people would comply. Instead, almost every woman in the room came up not only to supply their e-mail address but to wish me well, etc. I was almost on the verge of tears receiving all this love. Attending these women only meetings---and AA meetings in general-- have been such a positive force in my transition, not to mention sobriety, it almost like that if I hadn't been an alcoholic, it would almost have been worth it to become one to get this kind of fellowship.
I can't emphasize how much getting in touch with my higher power has helped me through all of this. As we move through this journey, I can't say enough how having faith that everything is going to work out has helped to make the struggle easier for me.
