Justin's Mistake - Meeting 39

<p>My name is Justin and I am an addict AND I am imperfect.  And thanks to my God, the Steps, and the fellowship of other addicts, I am sober, one day at a time, since June 19, 2015, and for that, I am beyond grateful.</p><p> Today&apos;s speaker meeting with Michael Brody-Waite was FANTASTIC!  His topic was &quot;Benefits of Living Life Like a Drug Addict&quot;.  All who attended were nourished and came away with a little livelier step.  As soon as I ended the meeting my heart sank...  I realized that I never hit record and that the meeting with Michael was lost to the moment.  I got the opportunity to practice the lessons shared by Michael right away.  Those lessons/principles were as follows:<br/><br/>1. Practice absolute authenticity<br/>2. Surrender the outcome<br/>3. Do the uncomfortable work<br/><br/>With my error, I got to do these things right away.  I hope that we will be able to have another time when Michael can join us and record that discussion as it was really fantastic.  <br/><br/>For those not in attendance, I am going to include some links to some of Michael&apos;s stuff so you can get to know him a little and support him if you choose.  <br/><br/>Ted Talk: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUnRKf2CemA'>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUnRKf2CemA</a><br/><br/>Website: <a href='https://michaelbrodywaite.com/'>https://michaelbrodywaite.com/</a><br/><br/>Book: <a href='https://greatleaderbook.com/'>https://greatleaderbook.com/</a></p><p>Thank you for your patience with my imperfection.  <br/><br/>Intro music is “Standing Still” by Cory Ellsworth and Randy Kartchner, performed by Mike Eldred and Elizabeth Wolfe.  This song, and/or the entire soundtrack for the future Broadway musical, “Crosses:  A Musical of Hope”, can be purchased here:  <a href='https://music.apple.com/us/album/crosses-musical-hope-by-cory/528476262'>https://music.apple.com/us/album/crosses-musical-hope-by-cory/528476262</a>  This song is used with the  permission of Cory Ellsworth.  <br/><br/>Reco12 is a self-supporting se