strength in my recovery

today i have to be thankful for the many people i have met in my recovery who have been there for me whenever i have been in need. i thank my higher power for bringing them into my life. they unselfishly listen to me whenever i am scared and fearful of a relapse. then before i know it hours have passed and they are still talking and listening to me, until i realize that my need to relapse has passed. I've grown tired and have gotten through another day, sober. so many wonderful people, most of them were only strangers a few months ago. but now they're there for me. they have extended a glorious lifeline to me and have asked for nothing in return. whenever they are down and out, and need a listening ear, i am all too happy to be there for them, like they were for me. sobriety is wonderful, I'm so happy that it now includes me. whenever a troubled stranger may come up to me, in need of my support, i want to unselfishly be there for them, to share the love that's always been there for me. i want to share my recovery with others who are suffering, because in my heart i know, that when another who is suffering comes up to them, they too will pass it on.