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Getting Results

“We found that as soon as we lay aside prejudice and expressed even a willingness to believe in a power greater than ourselves, we commenced to get results…”
— Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 46
Something’s been changing, hasn’t it? The constant mental static — the what-ifs and shame loops — aren’t running the whole show every minute of the day anymore. We’ve had moments where we caught ourselves feeling okay. We've found ourselves sitting in meetings relating to stories instead of comparing.
We’ve started to notice people and remember names. As we’ve gotten active, been friendly, found a home group, stacked chairs, made coffee, showed up early and stayed late — we’ve noticed we're a part of instead of apart from.
If we’re honest, we’ve already seen results. Real results. Comfort showing up in unexpected moments. Hope sneaking in when we weren’t looking. The idea that maybe our lives aren’t over — maybe they’re beginning.
Where are you seeing this program start to work in your life?

“We found that as soon as we lay aside prejudice and expressed even a willingness to believe in a power greater than ourselves, we commenced to get results…”
— Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 46

Something’s been changing, hasn’t it? The constant mental static — the what-ifs and shame loops — aren’t running the whole show every minute of the day anymore. We’ve had moments where we caught ourselves feeling okay. We've found ourselves sitting in meetings relating to stories instead of comparing.

We’ve started to notice people and remember names. As we’ve gotten active, been friendly, found a home group, stacked chairs, made coffee, showed up early and stayed late — we’ve noticed we're a part of instead of apart from.

If we’re honest, we’ve already seen results. Real results. Comfort showing up in unexpected moments. Hope sneaking in when we weren’t looking. The idea that maybe our lives aren’t over — maybe they’re beginning.

Where are you seeing this program start to work in your life?

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