Hi everyone. I'm new to the forum, and just wanted to introduce myself. My name is Paul S, and I'm an alcoholic.
I'm sober 18 years now, but haven't been to a meeting in about four years. Life got busy and I haven't put AA or my sobriety first. The last time I did this, my dry drunk ended my marriage. I've been a bit of an SOB recently and recognize it's now affecting my new marriage.
I ran into my old sponsor last week and of course we got to talking. I've been thinking about where I'm at all week, and decided tonight to hit an old meeting tomorrow morning.
In the meantime I found your forum and decided to join. I'm active on a professional forum, and like how they work. Figured why not with AA.
I think there's an invisible principle of living...if we believe we're guided through every step of our lives, we are. Its a lovely sight, watching it work.
I'm glad you dropped in also...I get to learn some new stuff too and will continue to stick with my meetings and be grateful that one of the sweet consequences is that my current; third; marriage has outlasted the two before it and this wife has never insinuated I'm the man from the other two marriages. Sweeeet!! I'm listening to anything you say about what its been like when staying away from meetings...that can only help me. Mahalo...
Welcome Paul it's good to have you and thank you for your honesty. You've been sober long enough to know what to do man, there are some newcomers out there that I'm sure could use yout help lol.. and if you share what you're going through, you'll probably help some with some time too, you helped me.
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"Never make someone a priority who makes you an option"
Thanks for all the warm welcomes!
Well, I went to my meeting this morning, and guess what, it was a gratitude meeting. Just what I needed to hear, as I haven't had any lately. Been thinking all about ME, and have not been happy with where I'm at. Didn't see anyone I know, and no longer have any phone numbers.
Going to start hitting all my old meetings, and l know I need to look for some new ones. Part of the reason I stopped going was the meetings I was going to were always the same people. I knew everyone's story by heart, and knew exactly what they were going to say. I was forming resentments against the groups and members because of it.
Well, thanks again for all the warm welcomes! This looks like a a great community and hope to make it a regular part of my sobriety.
Hi, I too found this site while looking up AA again. I hadn't been to a meeting in a year till I decided to go to a not so busy meeting, and get linked up with people online. Glad to hear your similar story. I have a couple postings, I hope you get a chance to reed them. Take care budd.
Hi Paul, and welcome to Miracles In Progress. Many of us have been where you've been for the past 4 years, trying to keep up with a busy life, and live life on life's terms without taking a drink... but lacking in the meetings.
A part of a our life on life's terms is we are alcoholic and need the support and comradery of others who are walking the same road of happy destiny.
MIP should be used as a filler, not a replacement for our face to face meetings. We absolutely love it here on this site, especially this specific board, but we try to encourage everyone who can get to face to face meetings in their community to do so. We want everyone to have the best of both worlds.. out there in the face to face world of recovery and here, in the cyber world of recovery.
