Twelve Tips on Keeping Your Holiday Season Sober and Joyous
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Twelve Tips on Keeping Your Holiday Season Sober and Joyous
Items and Ideas on Area Gatherings for A.A.s -
Via G.S.O. HOLIDAY ISSUE 1992
Via G.S.O. HOLIDAY ISSUE 1992
Twelve Tips on Keeping Your
Holiday Season Sober and Joyous
Holiday Season Sober and Joyous
Holiday parties without liquid spirits may still seem a dreary prospect to new A.A.s.
But many of us have enjoyed the happiest holidays of our lives sober-an idea we would never have dreamed of, wanted, or believed possible when drinking. Here are some tips for having an all-round ball without a drop of alcohol.
Line up extra A.A. activities for the holiday season.
Arrange to take newcomers to meetings, answer the phones at a clubhouse or central office, speak, help with dishes, or visit the alcoholic ward at a hospital.
Be host to A.A. friends, especially newcomers.
If you don't have a place where you can throw a formal
party, take one person to a diner and spring for the coffee.
party, take one person to a diner and spring for the coffee.
Keep your A.A. telephone list with you all the time.
If a drinking urge or panic comes- postpone everything else until you've called an A.A.
Find out about the special holiday parties, meetings, or other celebrations
given by groups in your area, and go. If you're timid, take someone
newer than you are.
given by groups in your area, and go. If you're timid, take someone
newer than you are.
Skip any drinking occasion you are nervous about. Remember how
clever you were at excuses when drinking? Now put the talent to
good use. No office party is as important as saving your life.
clever you were at excuses when drinking? Now put the talent to
good use. No office party is as important as saving your life.
If you have to go to a drinking party and can't take an A.A. with you,
keep some candy handy.
keep some candy handy.
Don't think you have to stay late.
Plan in advance an "important date" you have to keep.
Go to church. Any church.
Don't sit around brooding. Catch up on those books, museums, walks, and letters.
Don't start now getting worked up about all those holiday temptations.
Remember - "one day at a time."
Enjoy the true beauty of holiday love and joy. Maybe you cannot give material gifts - but this year, you can give love.
"Having had a .. . " No need to spell out the Twelfth Step here, since you
already know it.
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Thanks! These are useful, especially this year. My 2 year old cat died ten days ago and it triggered the biggest drink signal I've had in 21+ years of recovery. This holiday has been so very difficult. Extra meetings won't hurt, lol.
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