Just for me...
I remember when my first sponsor told me I wasn't writing enough. It was very early on, fresh out of rehab. One night, he told me that I hadn't sufficiently examined step two. Aside from feeling a little miffed, because I thought I had really made an extra effort in putting my thoughts down on paper for this difficult step, (difficult to me anyway), I pretty much accepted his reasoning and threw myself deeper into the pen and paper.
I really wanted sobriety, you see
Well, some seasons have rolled by, and I find myself starting another run through the steps. And the greatest resource, or reference, I have in my hands for an honest examination of where I'm at are these twelve notebooks that were spawned from my sometimes clear, sometimes confused mind, during my first year in recovery.
If there is one thing I'd like to say to the newcomers, aside from the fact that I'm glad they're here, it's to write about your recovery.
No matter if it's only a sentence or two.
Write it.
And write it every day.
It ends up being a picture you can look at later, and reflect upon.
And we all know that a picture is worth a thousand words.