Welcome to episode 190 of the Recovery Show. This episode is brought to you by

Nicole. She is the donation button on our website. Thank you Nicole for your

generous contribution. This episode is for you. We are friends and family members of alcoholics and addicts who have found a path to serenity and happiness.

We who lived or have lived with the seemingly hopeless problem of addiction to understand as perhaps a few others can.

So much depends on our own attitudes and we

believe that changed attitudes can aid recovery. Before we begin we would like to

state that though we at the Recovery Show may be in a 12-step program we

represent ourselves rather than the program. During this show

we will share our own experiences. The opinions expressed here are strictly those of the person who

gave them. Take what you like and leave the rest. My name is Spencer and I'm your host today.

Today I want to share with you an open talk by Sherry S that I found Value In and enjoyed listening to.

One of the things that struck me and maybe because I'm recording this on the day before

Valentine's Day was the ways in which she found love in recovery.

She found love for her father,

love for her spouse, and love from people in the program.

And I wanted to read a little bit of something

one of our ministers shared with us about Valentine's Day and about love.

The problem with the holiday like Valentine's Day is that it often celebrates only one expression

of the essential force of love in our lives, romantic love. It ignores the many other equally

important expressions, whether it's a parent holding the tiny hand of a sick child,

a friend who gives you a warm drink and invites you to sit down at the kitchen table,

the look of deep devotion in the eyes of an

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