What is the quality of good you are giving back to the program?
The best thing I can do for program is show that it is working in my life. This would mean for me that I am abstinent, happy and I have peace and serenity.
I'd like to believe that I am a living example of this. Since my last relapse, four years ago, I've made major changes in how I work my program. In turn, the way I live my life today has been affected.
I have a strong abstinence and I feel peaceful and serene. It's because I ask God (HP) for help everyday. Each morning I invite him to join me for the day. As the day progresses, I talk to him (thanking him) along with asking for help. At the end of the day, if something is bothering me, I talk to him about it.
I believe my actions speak louder than my words, so find it's not necessary to make it a point to broadcast the amount of abstinence/time in the program or weight loss I have. When asked to tell my story, I will give this information, but I don't have it be the main focus. My shares, more importantly, are about the solution and they come from the heart. I've been in program a long time and what I've learned has come from the school of hard knocks.
There is a saying in program, "Don't talk the talk, walk the walk."
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