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Little victories are the ones you'll celebrate in your first few months of sobriety. You'll pay your phone bill on time. You won't have $300 ATM withdrawals that you don't remember. You'll get to work every day. But no one in the rest of the world will care. You can tell them, “Hey! I've gone a whole week without blacking out!” and they will not understand what a big deal that is. Perhaps someone will say, “What do you want, a cookie?”

In 12 Step, we often have cookies for you, in the back near the coffee. I know that's a cheap metaphor, but it works here. You can stick up your hand and share any of your successes and get legitimate applause. You can also tell other people that you are thirty-three years old and don't know how to work a washing machine, and no one will really question it. They'll help you.

The stories told in the meetings are going to do you more good than any other passive activity in 12 Step. All you have to do is sit and listen. The steps require action, but the stories require your presence and attention. At many meetings, you will be able to sit there with a cup of coffee and a handful of cookies. How much better do you want your life? You haven't been treated this well since kindergarten. Cookies, coffee, and the story of The Little Junkie That Could. The only thing better would be if it came with a nap.