I am still amazed, after years of recovering, at how easily I can begin to talk myself out of attending meetings. I am also still amazed at how good I feel when I go. -- Anonymous
We don't have to stay stuck in our misery and discomfort. An immediate option is available that will help us feel better: go to a meeting, a Twelve Step support group.
Why resist what can help us feel better? Why sit in our obsession or depression when attending a meeting - even if that means an extra meeting - would help us feel better?
Too busy? There are 168 hours in each week. Taking one or two hours a week for a meeting can maximize the potential of the remaining 166 hours. If we get into our "codependent stuff," we can easily spend a majority of our waking hours obsessing, sitting and doing nothing, lying in bed and feeling depressed, or chasing after other people's needs. Not taking those two hours for a meeting can cause us to waste the remaining hours.
Too tired? There is nothing as invigorating as getting back on track. Going to a meeting can accomplish that.
Today, I will remember that going to meetings helps.
From The Language of Letting Go
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Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind. ~Dr. Seuss
Fully agree with the concept, but 2 meetings a week only cuts it for people with like double digit sobriety. Granted, it is better than no meetings, but this newcoming alcoholic needs to hit 7 a week for now. I've been told AA doesn't work if you dabble in it on the fringes. This is because many of us never felt "a part of" and never felt like we really "belonged." You wont get that as much and as quickly if you go to only 2 meetings a week. I suggest if you are new, go to as many meetings as you can, find fellowship, and let people get to know you every day. As my tagline states, you do have to work AA to get results. In the first 30 days, I sometimes went to up to 3 meetings a day and it worked.
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Keep coming back. It works if you work it. So work it. You're worth it!
