A Hit on an Old Thought

I know I’ve written about this, or something very similar.  Sometime something someone (lot’s of somes there) says in conversation sparks the same old thoughts I’ve had in the past, yet my views or answer may have changed a tad.

I’m not sure if this change is because of maturity, a cleaner head, better thinking or what.  All I know is I’ve had this thought in my head for a bit over a month now and I feel a need to share it, again.  Maybe I just need to get it out of my head and it’s one of those thoughts that may help you, or someone you know, in the future.

First Things First

Let me first say right off that AA and what it does for folks and what it did for me is something along the lines of fantabulous.  The AA program, I think, is one of those programs, and I hate to use the word program here, that has really made and continues to make a huge change in the lives of many which causes a change in the world. 

That world may only be as large as the family that is directly affected by alcoholism but to some that is the only world they have.   AA changes that world for that one person and yes I think that the result is something borderline miraculous.  Not so sure I wouldn’t call it a miracle now.

So, if you are walking into the rooms daily, hang in there.  My hats off to you.  My hats off to all those who keep it going.  I hope for the lives of so many others that will need it in the future that AA will be around for years to come.  I hate, HATE, the reason it has to be around but that mess is never going to go away.

Let’s Get Physical

As I said earlier, this thought resurfaced a month or so ago and I have had lots of time to think about it.  I had someone say they were concerned that I was no longer attending my recovery groups and they wanted to know why.

Now is where I get a bit nervous in my writing.  Now is the point where my stomach starts to cramp from the dread and the worry.  I hope that none of you in the rooms take this personally.  The following is only my opinion.

This is one of the reasons I am glad I no longer attend AA meetings.  I’ll fill you in again on what I’m doing instead of AA because there is a method to my madness…..sometimes.

I think if I were still going to AA meetings regularly, and by regularly I mean no less than 3 times a week, then I really think my life and my lifestyle would not be what it is today.  I honestly don’t think, for me, that it would be anywhere near as good as what I have today.  And that isn’t much.

End of Part 1

Well it looks as though if I kept going this post would turn into a novel.  I’m going to have to break this up into two, possibly three, posts.  I know how much you guys enjoy that. 

Next post I’ll have more room to do my explaining.  More than likely the third post will finish up and I’ll again fill you in on what I’m doing in my life to make me feel that way.

I hope you’ll come back and visit.

Because of HIM

SC