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kelli/michelle · 04-06-2005, 10:46 PM

There is an AA meeting I usually go to tomorrow. It has a B on it which I know means beginner. Since I have only been to 5-6 meeting, do I count as a beginner?
I feel so dumb asking this.
Thanks,
Kelli

BikerBill8 · 04-06-2005, 10:58 PM

Hi K/M, There isn't any stupit questions. Yes you are a beginner. so keep going to that meeting and others you are doing good keep comming to SR. be Cool

BikerBill8

Choices · 04-06-2005, 11:27 PM

Beginners are folks with less than a year of sobriety. Have fun at the meeting.

John

justEllen · 04-07-2005, 07:32 AM

I'm not a newcomer to the program, but even I go to beginner's meetings. You can go to any meeting you want except to a men's meeting. And even then, I guess they might let you in if you were on the verge of a drink and desperately needed one. The only requirement is the desire to stop drinking. Try lots of different meetings and you'll find your favorites.

No questions are dumb questions except the ones we don't ask, is what I've always thought.

mackat · 04-07-2005, 08:36 AM

what Ellen says

mackat

Dan · 04-07-2005, 08:50 AM

What mack said about what Ellen said.

kelli/michelle · 04-07-2005, 08:53 AM

Thanks again...this place is a blessing to me..a new sober person.

EdLova · 04-07-2005, 09:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kelli/michelle

There is an AA meeting I usually go to tomorrow. It has a B on it which I know means beginner. Since I have only been to 5-6 meeting, do I count as a beginner?
I feel so dumb asking this.
Thanks,
Kelli

don't feel bad...there are people with YEARS of sobriety that haven't even "began"

**CarolD** · 04-07-2005, 10:26 AM

Kelli...Go.

AA saying..."Meeting makers make it"

I am so pleased to see your progress!! Fantanstic!!

Lunachic · 04-07-2005, 12:25 PM

Carol...hi!!! hummm...so that is the "B" branded on my forehead!! K...now would be a good time to say ..."THEY>someone, should make a small/large? book of all the "codes"...like, ESH...don't have a clue..now I can't think... ODAT?...not sure if that's right...YOU KNOW WHAT I mean Carol!!

It does kinda leave us "B's" in the dust!!!!

I'm red faced...but what the hey...lmao!! Also..good to see you!..been layin' low for awhile but visit here daily! I'm 73 dayzzz sober..an still looking for a sponsor...I think I 'spotted' her yesterday at my noon meetin'..now praying for the courage to CALL her...rejection is one of my biggest fears! Sorry to "blab" on in here!!!

Kelli/M~~~~nice to meet you! My name is Lynda..I'm an alkie from Oregon.
This is a great "thread" for us "B"ssssss.....

Dan · 04-07-2005, 01:15 PM

Hey Lynda!
You got 73 ODAT's... One Day At a Time.
ESH... Experience, Strength and Hope.
Keep doing what you're doing, cuz it looks like it's working for you

lafever chris · 04-07-2005, 01:57 PM

Newcomer is such a humbling word, just stay teachable, and watch out for old timmers disease.

chris

P.S. God bless

Cathy31 · 04-07-2005, 04:06 PM

I have this wonderful, generous older member in my home group (the meeting that I always now make once a week regardless of where I catch my other meetings) and he said to me :

Many Meetings - Many Chance
Some Meetings - Some Chance
No Meetings - No Chance

He also said a very powerful thing today after our meeting to me. We had been discussing step one and I had been sharing that at times I do wrestle with *thoughts* of giving it one last lash at drinking 'normally' (even though I know it's never gonna happen!!!) and he said : "Just remember your disease is patient. It never sleeps. And it's primary purpose is to destroy you"

WOW that certainly put it in perspective for me - the danger of even dabbling in the stuff! Another 24.

Love
Cathy31
x

EdLova · 04-08-2005, 02:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cathy31

I have this wonderful, generous older member in my home group (the meeting that I always now make once a week regardless of where I catch my other meetings) and he said to me :

Many Meetings - Many Chance
Some Meetings - Some Chance
No Meetings - No Chance

He also said a very powerful thing today after our meeting to me. We had been discussing step one and I had been sharing that at times I do wrestle with *thoughts* of giving it one last lash at drinking 'normally' (even though I know it's never gonna happen!!!) and he said : "Just remember your disease is patient. It never sleeps. And it's primary purpose is to destroy you"

WOW that certainly put it in perspective for me - the danger of even dabbling in the stuff! Another 24.

Love
Cathy31
x

what is certainly more cunning, baffling, and powerful than the knowledge of that danger is the memory of it failing you when you might need it the most..Don't live off the memory of a spiritual experience..get current..get NOW

Wilky · 04-08-2005, 03:57 PM

Go, or not go....
It is up to you.

A newcomer is anyone who has not worked a 4th step. So, it all depends on you! Go for it!

Wilky

04-06-2005, 10:46 PM	#1 (permalink)
kelli/michelle Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Midland, Texas Posts: 30	One more question.... There is an AA meeting I usually go to tomorrow. It has a B on it which I know means beginner. Since I have only been to 5-6 meeting, do I count as a beginner? I feel so dumb asking this. Thanks, Kelli __________________ God Grant Me Serenity

04-07-2005, 08:53 AM	#7 (permalink)
kelli/michelle Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Midland, Texas Posts: 30	Thanks again...this place is a blessing to me..a new sober person. __________________ God Grant Me Serenity

04-07-2005, 10:26 AM	#9 (permalink)
CarolD Forum Leader Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Dallas, Ga. USA Posts: 21,876	Yes Kelli...Go. AA saying..."Meeting makers make it" I am so pleased to see your progress!! Fantanstic!! __________________ Each Day Sober Is A Victory!! Joy In AA Recovery! :

04-07-2005, 12:25 PM	#10 (permalink)
Lunachic Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 74	Carol...hi!!! hummm...so that is the "B" branded on my forehead!! K...now would be a good time to say ..."THEY>someone, should make a small/large? book of all the "codes"...like, ESH...don't have a clue..now I can't think... ODAT?...not sure if that's right...YOU KNOW WHAT I mean Carol!! It does kinda leave us "B's" in the dust!!!! I'm red faced...but what the hey...lmao!! Also..good to see you!..been layin' low for awhile but visit here daily! I'm 73 dayzzz sober..an still looking for a sponsor...I think I 'spotted' her yesterday at my noon meetin'..now praying for the courage to CALL her...rejection is one of my biggest fears! Sorry to "blab" on in here!!! Kelli/M~~~~nice to meet you! My name is Lynda..I'm an alkie from Oregon. This is a great "thread" for us "B"ssssss..... __________________ EaZy~~~as a Sunday Mornin~~~ NOT~

04-07-2005, 01:57 PM	#12 (permalink)
lafever chris whataday Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: al. Posts: 91	Newcomer is such a humbling word, just stay teachable, and watch out for old timmers disease. chris P.S. God bless __________________ whataday

04-06-2005, 10:58 PM	#2 (permalink)
BikerBill8 Greatful Sober Biker Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Cottonwood AZ. Posts: 494	Hi K/M, There isn't any stupit questions. Yes you are a beginner. so keep going to that meeting and others you are doing good keep comming to SR. be Cool BikerBill8

04-06-2005, 11:27 PM	#3 (permalink)
Choices Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 21	Beginners are folks with less than a year of sobriety. Have fun at the meeting. John

04-07-2005, 07:32 AM	#4 (permalink)
justEllen Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: OR Posts: 15	I'm not a newcomer to the program, but even I go to beginner's meetings. You can go to any meeting you want except to a men's meeting. And even then, I guess they might let you in if you were on the verge of a drink and desperately needed one. The only requirement is the desire to stop drinking. Try lots of different meetings and you'll find your favorites. No questions are dumb questions except the ones we don't ask, is what I've always thought.

04-07-2005, 08:36 AM	#5 (permalink)
mackat Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: a spiritual vortex, Colorado Posts: 844	what Ellen says mackat

04-07-2005, 08:50 AM	#6 (permalink)
Dan Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,723	What mack said about what Ellen said.

04-07-2005, 01:15 PM	#11 (permalink)
Dan Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,723	Hey Lynda! You got 73 ODAT's... One Day At a Time. ESH... Experience, Strength and Hope. Keep doing what you're doing, cuz it looks like it's working for you

04-07-2005, 04:06 PM	#13 (permalink)
Cathy31 1 bite&all resistance crumbles Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: IRELAND Posts: 2,046	I have this wonderful, generous older member in my home group (the meeting that I always now make once a week regardless of where I catch my other meetings) and he said to me : Many Meetings - Many Chance Some Meetings - Some Chance No Meetings - No Chance He also said a very powerful thing today after our meeting to me. We had been discussing step one and I had been sharing that at times I do wrestle with thoughts of giving it one last lash at drinking 'normally' (even though I know it's never gonna happen!!!) and he said : "Just remember your disease is patient. It never sleeps. And it's primary purpose is to destroy you" WOW that certainly put it in perspective for me - the danger of even dabbling in the stuff! Another 24. Love Cathy31 x

04-08-2005, 03:57 PM	#15 (permalink)
Wilky Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Sunny Californie Posts: 127	Go, or not go.... It is up to you. A newcomer is anyone who has not worked a 4th step. So, it all depends on you! Go for it! Wilky

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