God Things

A frustrated client, who was walking out the door to get a beer, said God saved him one more time. When he opened the door, standing there was the friend who'd helped him to get into recovery in the first place.

When the friend asked where he was going, he said he had to "take care of some business."

The friend said "Oh, I thought maybe you'd like to get something to eat." And after a moment of reflection, that's what the client decided he should do. The friend showing up when he did stopped  him from relapsing.

Another client, who was a bit down because he didn't get the grades he expected on his college test was riding his bicycle home from class when he ran into a former client on the street.  He said the client was in pretty bad shape, obviously under the influence of something.

As he rode his bicycle away from that encounter he realized he had a lot to be grateful for. He said the former client had tried to get into the same school program he was in – but instead relapsed.

All of a sudden, the fact that he hadn't done 100% on his examinations seemed less important. He has a new sense of gratitude for the life he has today.