Episode 251 - Josh S's Story

Josh hit the celebrated one year mark a couple months ago in April 22, he, like many of us had some stutter starts on his journey to recovery. Nobody knows what it will take for any one person to hit that point where they are finally, fully, receptive to receive the help provided by the Twelve Steps. Typically it comes in the form of another human, this other person unknowingly demonstrates "want what he/she has", so get your butt in a meeting because you never know when you might be that person - or - get your butt in a meeting so you can meet that one person who is carrying the message in a manner that attracts you, who will make you say "I want what that guy has". Josh was presented with the message years before "he was ready" to hear it, I relate with that. I truly thought with all my heart that I could find the loophole that would sober me up without having to do the thing being suggested to me in Twelve Step meetings, that somehow I was different than the rest of those folks. I was WRONG. Josh is a great friend, a soldier in our recovery army, on the battlefield week after week, working on his recovery, and setting an example to the new guy who is thinking he can do this alone.  Thank you for allowing me to participate in my recover in this manner today! Enjoy!