Originally Posted by Stereosteveo

If there's any particular tangible to my spiritual awakening, it's that one night into the steps, I bowed my head at my desk. I felt two warm hands on my shoulders. I knew it was the father I had never known, and that he would take care of me. I could quit fighting, relax, and be at peace for the first time ever. He would always be there with me. I haven't felt the same since. I do feel a new belonging, that somehow gives me the ability to focus consciously and subconsciously on something other than another drink.