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Day 3

Dave's Story

"Back of every achievement is a proud wife and a surprised mother-in-law." Brooks Hays

Despite what some people have reported, spiritual awakenings don't tend to be all that dramatic. A typical one was shared by Dave.

"I didn't see fireworks in the sky, or feel I was in the presence of some celestial being," Dave recalled. "I certainely couldn't identify with anything as airy-fairy as blinding flashes of light, or some of the other phenomena some people were talking about.

"It was simply that one day I realized my attitude and sense of value had undergone an enormous change. My identity was no longer reflected by the clothes I wore, nor the car I drove, nor the house I lived in, nor my yearly income.

"My family and friends began to take on much more importance to me than all those things that we usually equate to success. That didn't mean I was ready to chuck my position and take up farming so I could lead a more simple life. What it did mean was that issues of money, property, and prestige were no longer my begin-all and end-all goals.

"As far as I'm concerned," said Dave contentedly, "you couldn't ask for a better spiritual awakening than that!"

Today's Step: My day-to-day recovery is evidence f a spiritual awakening.

Step by Step. Muriel Zink