Great thread Tex..... I was 52 when I got sober and into the rooms for the right reasons.
What I find interesting is how some of the happiest most serene people I see in the rooms have been to jail and prison, they have been through hell, yet today they smile and laugh. To look at them you would never dream it today.
Nothing thrills me more then to see a young person "Get it!", to see a smile replace that deer in the head lights look is awesome!!!! I have always felt since I got into AA that any time I want or need to see a miracle or 2 all I need to do is go to a meeting, they are full of miracles, both young and old, black or white, male or female, straight or gay, religous or athiest, the miracle of alcoholism and recovery knows no bounds!