Hi,
my name is Don and I am codependent. I am blessed. God has given much to me
since my first meeting August 9, 2003.
My
God removed my rage, addiction to alcohol and sexual acting out -- all in my
home meeting.
Every
day I work the Steps, especially Step 1. My wife died in 2007 and in 2019 I
remarried. Although I did not intend this it gives me a recovery barometer. My
wife does or does not do things that used to upset me in my past marriage. For
reasons that I do not understand the behaviors do not upset, annoy, or bother
me. What they do is make me wonder why they ever upset me. They are trivial and
irrelevant to our relationship. Still, I marvel at the power of the CoDA
recovery Program.
I
know working the Steps daily has brought healing and insight. I also know this
journey never ends and there will be many miracles in my future. Step 12 could
be problematic for me but instead it is a blessing. I am an introvert and
unlikely to round up many suffering codependents in my neighborhood.
Fortunately, CoDA eliminates any excuse my introversion may provide. CoDA gives
Service opportunities at the Meeting level, Intergroup level, Voting Entity and
World level to reach out to the codependent still suffering. Therefore, I have
no excuse.
This
essay serves as a piece of outreach. Funny how CoDA is structured to reach out
to the codependent still suffering, including me.
Don
B – 8/21
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