Importance Of Relationships

For the last several days, I have been noticing how much I value relationships, especially in comparison to other possible activities.  When I went to a movie the other day, the highlight was a brief encounter with a friend I have not seen for a while.  During my initial attendance in recovery meetings I tend to feel a lot of loving connection with old and new friends.  When I see my wife during the day, I feel a lot of gratitude.  In each case I feel a flood of loving connection. This is a marked contrast with the isolated, hurt, angry, intellectual person I was, some years ago.