The Hummingbird

I’ve had many amazing experiences in my journey in sobriety. In the two years since getting sober, I’ve had three surgeries and I didn’t desire a drink, which for an alcoholic like me is amazing. You’d think that alone would be convincing enough to keep me in a state of constant willingness to seek and do my Higher Power’s will. Sadly, though, I sometimes forget the vast blessings and get lost in the particulars of a situation, forgetting to trust God and to live life on life’s terms. It was while recuperating from an abdominal surgery that I had a moment of clarity, what people in AA call a “God shot.” It was a beautiful November day in Scottsdale, Arizona. The temperatures had finally dropped below 100 degrees. It had only been two weeks since my last surgery and I had been stuck in the hospital or my home for those two weeks. Thankfully, my sponsor and my home group had been visiting and bringing meetings to me.