Things I Heard More Recently

An unseen woman in a crowd said "Do it in my hand."



I heard a man say "I used to try to fill myself with drugs and alcohol, and there was never enough. Now I know that I was spiritually empty, and that only spirituality could fill me."



One morning someone said "If I rely on my willpower instead of God's will, this time I may go to the penitentiary."




In a weekend meeting I heard "The truth will set you free, but it will piss you off first."



I heard a woman say "My family life is chaotic right now, and God reminded me yesterday to keep it simple, and that worked."



A father told me that one Christmas his neighbor helped him put a tricycle together and they got drunk. His 3-year-old daughter woke up Christmas morning to find a half-assembled tricycle under the tree.



I heard a man say "I have two tool boxes. One is filled with party buddies, drugs, and booze. The other one is filled with new friends, sobriety, and spirituality. I have a choice of which one I carry with me."




Someone told me something that made no sense, but sounded perfectly logical to them, and I remembered my existence before I became sober.



I heard my sponsor tell me "Trust God. Be good. Help others."




I heard The Waltz of the Snowflakes, and I was reminded that humans can create beauty as well as chaos.




I heard myself say "Thank you, God."