Progress

Barry was proud of himself and really dug deep to feel those feelings; they applauded him - finding it as remarkable as he did that he'd gone to Home Depot and not purchased a gallon of insecticide. "That's huge," his sponsor said later. "That you didn't even go down the aisle and stare at it for a long time or buy a replacement like drain cleaner ... dude, again, that's huge. Really proud of you." "Thank you," Barry responded, "and additional thanks for all of those 2am phone calls the morning of a work or church potluck. Those were intense." His sponsor laughed. "They are but, if you work the Poisoners Anonymous program with focus and integrity, you'll get there - and here we are." Barry accepted that there might be a backslide from time to time but, overall, he felt changed by the work he'd done.