Amen. There is more. I often hear it said, “I didn’t get sober just to be miserable,” and neither did I. Sobriety was only the beginning.
Getting outside my self was important to learning what I lived for. Setting aside the pain and listening for something bigger. Taking whatever small step I could to approach it, even if only taking a walk or cleaning my home.
It would be hard to describe briefly what followed, but it only came through staying sober and taking those steps on faith it would get better. Then it got better.
Can you find one small kindness to do today? For yourself or others? Set aside these feelings if only for a moment to place that first stepping stone, then the next?