ONE more time - my journal
Just for Today!
Hi Ann,
Glad to hear you are going to try a meeting Ann. Gets lonely drinking with the cats (I know
and hiding it as well. I hid my wine and I live alone! Talk about insanity
Please let us know how your meeting went and don't be afraid to go into the meeting. There are lots of people going to meetings now because of the holidays and the more the merrier, really. AA's need newcomers to remind them what it was like out there and you will be welcomed, just go in with an open mind and heart. There is NOTHING that will keep me out of a meeting anymore I am so grateful I found and stayed in this time. I can say AA gave me my life back, but in the end, I didn't have a life. All I did was drink and work (barely could do that but had to keep food on the table for kitties). I never got an OUI, never went to jail, but let me be the first to say I PRATICED LOTS for both. Everyone has their own bottom and they can get off the elevator on any floor they want and start a new life. :l
All I can say is that for me, it works. I have a sponsor who has a sponsor, etc... I go to a meeting almost every day, I have a home group and a job in my group and do other service work too. I am actively doing the steps of AA with my sponsor (on step 9) and I always give out my number to the newcomer (woman with woman men with men) and go out for coffee with woman. I have made wonderful friendships in the program as well. We are having the alka-thons starting up for each of the holidays on Thanksgiving Day and I am on the committee. An alka-thon is when we have meetings all day and there is food and fellowship for the person who needs a meeting during the stressful holiday or simply has no place to go for a meal. I had to get in the middle of the program to stay sober because left to my own devices, I would be drinking again (especially during Thanksgiving, my favorite drunk of the year). Please let us know how you fare at your meeting, we care. X
Lisa
Just for Today!
Hi Ann,
Glad to hear you are going to try a meeting Ann. Gets lonely drinking with the cats (I know
and hiding it as well. I hid my wine and I live alone! Talk about insanity Please let us know how your meeting went and don't be afraid to go into the meeting. There are lots of people going to meetings now because of the holidays and the more the merrier, really. AA's need newcomers to remind them what it was like out there and you will be welcomed, just go in with an open mind and heart. There is NOTHING that will keep me out of a meeting anymore I am so grateful I found and stayed in this time. I can say AA gave me my life back, but in the end, I didn't have a life. All I did was drink and work (barely could do that but had to keep food on the table for kitties). I never got an OUI, never went to jail, but let me be the first to say I PRATICED LOTS for both. Everyone has their own bottom and they can get off the elevator on any floor they want and start a new life. :l All I can say is that for me, it works. I have a sponsor who has a sponsor, etc... I go to a meeting almost every day, I have a home group and a job in my group and do other service work too. I am actively doing the steps of AA with my sponsor (on step 9) and I always give out my number to the newcomer (woman with woman men with men) and go out for coffee with woman. I have made wonderful friendships in the program as well. We are having the alka-thons starting up for each of the holidays on Thanksgiving Day and I am on the committee. An alka-thon is when we have meetings all day and there is food and fellowship for the person who needs a meeting during the stressful holiday or simply has no place to go for a meal. I had to get in the middle of the program to stay sober because left to my own devices, I would be drinking again (especially during Thanksgiving, my favorite drunk of the year). Please let us know how you fare at your meeting, we care. X
Lisa
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