Keep going. Trust the process.

Step Two feels gentle to me. It doesn’t demand certainty or perfect faith. It simply says came to believe. It suggests willingness, a soft opening of the mind.

Right after doing Twelfth Steps work, I walk into a café called Steps.

Then I noticed the Wi-Fi. Network: steps2 Password: stepsrocks

Today, I experienced what my sponsee would call a “God wink.”

I smiled. The newsletter theme for this month… And the deadline is three days away.

I had just finished a HIPI (Hospitals, Institutions and Public Information) meeting with another fellow and at the Family Community Centre, carrying the message to more than 15 people from the community. We shared about powerlessness, about hope, about how one alcoholic helping another creates something bigger than both of them.

No, I don’t believe God controls Wi-Fi passwords. But Step Two isn’t about proof, it’s about perception. It’s about beginning to see that maybe there is meaning woven into ordinary moments.

Step Two opened the door to restoration. Not instant transformation. Not fireworks. But restoration.

After the meeting, I went downstairs to grab lunch. Nothing spiritual, just hunger.

And sometimes restoration looks like small winks:

And there it was: an Inclusive Café, a social enterprise that trains neurodivergent young adults.

A perfectly-timed phone call. A newcomer walking in when you needed to be reminded why you stay. A café named Steps after carrying the message about the Steps.

Restoration hasn’t come in dramatic flashes. It has come quietly, through meetings, service, connection, and small reminders that I’m not alone. Today’s café felt like one of those reminders.

Keep going. Trust the process. The Steps work.

And maybe a Power greater than myself is restoring me to sanity, one small wink at a time.