Great thread.
My now? Well I don't feel like I moved the mark much. I joined in April. I am still not near where I want to be. I have gained insights but I struggle a lot.
My first post is below.....
April 2012
Am I special?
Well I have been reading this board now for a week or two. The bad part of what I learned is that I am not that special. The good part of what I learned is that I AM special.*
I am not special in my daily obligation to myself to be sober. I am not unique like I always hoped I was. I have no more deep and revealing thoughts than anyone else.*
I also learned that being special comes not from what I thought only I possessed but from the comfort those as ordinary as I am can provide each other. That my painfully normal life has a chance at happiness beyond my nearsighted view of today. In that way alone I have hope. I am special.
Ken