Daily Reflections-April 5

TRUE SISTERHOOD We have not once sought to be one in a family, to be a friend among friends, to be a worker among workers, to be a useful member of society. Always we tried to struggle to to the top of the heap, or to hide underneath it. This self-centered behavior blocked a partnership relationship with any of those about us. Of true sisterhood we had but small comprehension. - TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS, p. 53

This message contained in Step Four was the first one I hear loud and clear; I hadn't seen myself in print before! Prior to my coming into A.A., I knew of no place that could teach me how to become a person among persons. From my very first meeting, I saw people doing just that and I wanted what they had. One of the reasons that I'm a happy, sober alcoholic today is that I'm learning this most important lesson.