“How do you define yourself?” This question was posed yesterday in my first church attendance in years. I realized that I define myself by my limitations. I’m an alcoholic, I’m disabled, and I’m medically retired. But that’s not really who I am. I’m a woman with an endless passion in my pursuit of growth, joy, and serenity. I am changing my paralyzing self-pity and anxiety into action. Some days it feels like pulling out of a tailspin. Some days I’m fighting gravity just to sit up in bed. In sobriety, I recognize when life’s pulling me away from the principles of my program, and I can do something about it. What defines me is faith, connection, and introspection. I am nothing without that which is outside of me.

These days, my life is quieter, slower, more thoughtful. I get to spend a lot of time with me, learning who I really am.

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