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December 2004

One Brick at a Time

It took a while, but slowly the walls around him came down

How are you, John?" my sponsor used to ask as we shook hands. As a newcomer I would think, Wow, this is great! Here's a guy who genuinely wants to know about my life. So I'd tell him: "Well, my mortgage is too high. I have the world's worst marriage. I hate my job. My in-laws treat me like an escaped killer and my car payment is killing me. . . ." And on and on.

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