It's always kind of nice to start a new monthly thread. Perhaps it's that clean slate feeling.
There are many recovery topics I've been thinking about. One of them is meetings: changing, rotating, dissatisfaction, missing persons, lessons learned, etc. I've mentioned on occasion that our weekend meetings (the first ones I joined), are in a state of change. Key people have decided for various reasons to start attending other meetings. At first I was dismayed about it. Now, I can see that might be the natural progression of meetings. The old, missing people make way for the newer members to step up. Last night's step meeting was quite small, as there were many people away for the weekend & others who had defected to another meeting. Nonetheless, the meeting (on step 6) was great! I learned a lot, & there was plenty of sincerity in the room.
It's very difficult for me to "go w/the flow." I like to control what feels uncomfortable to me. I think that's one of the lessons I have to learn from all this. Other people have their own issues & paths. They have their own way of clearing up conflicts. They don't need my unsolicited help or advice. So, tonight I'm going to the original discussion meeting I started w/way back when I first started in AA. I'm giving a 3 year medallion to a friend & will stay focussed on what I can learn from the discussion.
Please do not hesitate to join this discussion even if you don't go to AA meetings.
Mary
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