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Old 02-16-2010, 03:46 PM
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I was raised Cherokee Indian and I didn't really feel connected to any sort of HP.
My mom died when I was five. In early teens, my dad's mom tried to 'convert' me to her faith. Catholic. I behaved and listened. Still nothing clicked.

When I surrendered in rooms of AA at age 31, my first sponsor said just believe in ANYTHING more powerful than YOU. Okay. I picked her, then the ocean....and I went thru all the steps.

I still am not religious. AND I find that people in the meetings do gravitate toward me if I tell my story at a speaker meeting and I come to find out some of them are 'converters'....I politely listen and leave.

I haven't found it necessary to drink since 1996.

I keep it simple when I share. I say G_O_D...good orderly direction. I was also anxious about being beaten into secular faith submission ---at first. Now, years later. I don't worry about it. Its a 24 hour deal.

I hope you do come to AA. It helped me in so many areas of my life. I wouldn't have any inner peace without it.
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