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Sugasnaps · 02-09-2006, 02:48 PM

I went to an AA meeting today and I didn't really feel like being there. It is at these meetings when, more often than not, I find it was the best meeting ever and I ended up so grateful that I went.

Then a girl was asked to share and she got up and started to share... flood gates opened and she admitted to relapsing after a few years with sobriety. A week ago she broke up with her longtime fiance and she fell back into comforting herself with a bottle. Pleanty there to wallow in and stay sitting in your misery right? I could feel her broken heart and her emotions were so raw and it was so sad. And yet...

There she was in front of us all admitting her pain and reaching out for help, comfort and reassurance. Her courage to come back even in her pain is a miracle to be a witness of it. It was really very touching to see her humanity and it lends so much strength to everyone else in the room who for those moments shared her pain and her struggle. She truly was not alone.

AA meetings sure can be a beautiful thing. I admired her so much for coming back and for seeking help. It gives me strength.

Just wanted to share that with you guys.

Suga

02-09-2006, 02:48 PM	#1 (permalink)
Sugasnaps Living and Loving. Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Saratoga, California Posts: 475	Lost fiance... relapse... still showed up I went to an AA meeting today and I didn't really feel like being there. It is at these meetings when, more often than not, I find it was the best meeting ever and I ended up so grateful that I went. Then a girl was asked to share and she got up and started to share... flood gates opened and she admitted to relapsing after a few years with sobriety. A week ago she broke up with her longtime fiance and she fell back into comforting herself with a bottle. Pleanty there to wallow in and stay sitting in your misery right? I could feel her broken heart and her emotions were so raw and it was so sad. And yet... There she was in front of us all admitting her pain and reaching out for help, comfort and reassurance. Her courage to come back even in her pain is a miracle to be a witness of it. It was really very touching to see her humanity and it lends so much strength to everyone else in the room who for those moments shared her pain and her struggle. She truly was not alone. AA meetings sure can be a beautiful thing. I admired her so much for coming back and for seeking help. It gives me strength. Just wanted to share that with you guys. Suga __________________ "Gimme sum suga baby!"