Dear ESSAY,

Greetings from India. I am Iris from India–grateful, recovering, and blessed lustaholic and sexaholic. My SA journey and sobriety began on May 25, 2021, one day at a time(ODaAT). I heard about ESSAY and its garden of recovery at the beginning of my SA journey. I was approached to be a part of ESSAY’s garden, and I blossomed through sharing 3–4 articles. ESSAY has been one of my very strong recovery tools. I am never sufficiently grateful for its birth in our SA world. I am grateful for the many articles of recovery and for ESSAY reaching many members virtually and in print.

I have always wanted to have ESSAY at home to enjoy, but kept thinking about it only. I do get to enjoy the online versions. Also, I have a few flowers (issues) from the yearly bouquet Luc gifted me last year while he was with us for the first-ever SA 12-step workshop. Last year, I planned to ask my hubby, who is recovering in another program, to gift me ESSAY’s yearly bouquet (subscription) as my Diwali gift, but when Luc passed away suddenly in an accident, I lost the opportunity. Today, I have overcome the grief with loving acceptance and wish to have ESSAY home ASAP. I hope to see more and more blooming flowers (articles) with a beautiful fragrance of recovery.