Taking Steps
Hi. I’m Shannon and I’m an alcoholic. I say this almost every day of my life now. I just made it to the rooms of AA this year (January 2024) and I honestly don’t know how I ended up there but I’m really glad I did. Well, I do know… a friend of mine led me and then you can say it was a God shot because not even two weeks later, my mom passed away. Something bigger than myself knew what this year was going to bring me and knew I needed AA. When I say it’s been a journey, there is actually no other way to put it other than that because it’s a trip I’ve never experienced before and it’s still happening. Every day is something different and my entire being is shifting. My soul, still there, pretty much the same. But my mind and heart are healing, growing, crying, and going a little crazy. For the first few weeks in the program, I was simply going to meetings. Those meetings filled my cup. The people made me feel like I wasn’t alone in my thinking. Hearing everyone share their stories and
