A Moment of Reflection
January 2026 | Stories for Day Counters | Emotional Sobriety

A Moment of Reflection

A morning meeting share inspires a member to write about childhood, loss, awareness and emotions

I was sitting in my AA meeting this morning and a woman I’ll call Edie was sharing this amazingly moving story about needing to have brain surgery. And I was transported, as often happens in meetings.

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