The other day I went to a party for a man named Gary. This was a VERY special party. Gary was celebrating his one year of being sober off of crystal meth. That is HUGE! It took him 9 years, but he did it. CONGRATULATIONS GARY!! But that night I had my own turning point that night. Well you see, im sort of a shy person and because of my low self esteem, paranoia, and depression issues. anyway, let me list the pieces of my still VERY incomplete puzzle:
1. Michael. He took me to my first CMA meeting. He gave me ALOT of attention. He made me feel special, wanted, and happy. I really look up to him a lot
2. Jared. He spoke to me for a while on Facebook one day and told me what I needed to do to take my recovery seriously
3. Philip. Philip isn't in Recovery, but like Michael is sort of like a father figure to me.
4. Gary. Gary invited me to his party. I don't like going places where I don't know anyone, and Michael was busy the day of the party and I didn't hear from him. If I didn't meet him and get a personal invite I wouldn't have gone, especially since the location was changed. He made me feel very comfortable and treated me as if he'd known me for years when I arrived at his party. He's a great guy
5. Richard. Met him and his sweet BF at Endowment. He spoke to me on the phone when I was freaking out about going inside the country club to Gary's party where I didn't know anyone. He was patient and listened to me until I was ready to go. Thats when minutes later I met...
6. Stefano. It is NOT like me to walk up to someone, but I had seen this man before and I thought he had a friendly face. I am known to be awkward in conversation, but it wasn't with him, which is unusual for me. He took me inside and introduced me to...
7. Andrew. Andrew is my sponsor. Nuff Said.
8. Stephan. Stephan is brand new, but hes my age. We had a great convo recently, and I felt like he was actually into it. We have a lot in common, ALMOST too much.
Those are the people who really stand out. Thank you guys for making me feel welcome. I will continue to keep coming back because of you al!
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