My wife and I at the Ryan Kelly Republican Gubernatorial Primary Watch Party
Sober Since February...
According to the "Big Book" of Alcoholics Anonymous, there are several promises that will come true if you stick with the program long enough. The list of "Promises" are as follows:
Promise 1: We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness.
Promise 2: We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it.
Promise 3: We will comprehend the word serenity.
Promise 4: We will know peace.
Promise 5: No matter how far down the scale we have gone, we will see how our experience can benefit others.
Promise 6: The feeling of uselessness and self-pity will disappear.
Promise 7: We will lose interest in selfish things and gain interest in our fellows.
Promise 8: Self-seeking will slip away.
Promise 9: Our whole attitude and outlook upon life will change.
Promise 10: Fear of people and economic insecurity will leave us.
Promise 11: We will intuitively know how to handle situations which used to baffle us.
Promise 12: We will suddenly realize that God is doing for us what we could not do for ourselves.
This post is not so much about one of those promises, but more about a personal miracle in my life that has been happening. As some of you know, my wife @queenbee1977 and I split up in February after having some pretty severe issues in our marriage. She filed for divorce, and I had no reason to think she would not go through with it. Then June happened...
Pretrial Conference...
Our pretrial conference was scheduled to be held on June 30th, but it was postponed because the judge had gotten sick. It was rescheduled for July 14th, which of all days so happened to be our anniversary date.
The Beginning of Reconciliation...
That night, she called me and I almost did not answer the call, as there was a "no-contact" order in effect, but after several texts and calls, I decided to at least talk to her, after all it was our anniversary and I knew she was likely emotional after the day in court. When I answered the phone, she was crying and very upset. She expressed to me that she did not really want to get a divorce and that she wanted to work things out between us...
A Month Later...
I am now back at home, and my wife and I are going to marriage counseling once a week. She is also going to recovery meetings with me, and one for herself that is for women only. We have made the commitment that divorce is not an option for us, so whatever happens, we will work it out no matter what. The thing is, none of this would have happened if I had not made the decision to get myself clean and sober again...
@queenbee1977 and I split up in February after having some pretty severe issues in our marriage. She filed for divorce, and I had no reason to think she would not go through with it. Then June happened...