Before I came into the rooms of AA, I didn’t like people too much. I think I really thought people were kind of useless unless they had something to offer me that I wanted. I never really listened. You could have a whole conversation with me and 15 min later, I wouldn’t remember half of what you said. I would remember just enough for you to think that I was listening. I never shared anything about myself that mattered. I was never honest with anyone about me. I wasn’t even honest with me about me . It was all too ugly. I showed you what I wanted you to see.…