Originally Posted by
HuskyPup 
After hearing a lot of grumbly, old grouches at a meeting, it is not inspiring. I don't drink as a result, but I think, "Sheesh! All those years sober, and so dour! 20 years, my entire adult lifetime spent, and all these frowning faces!" I do not let it 'make' me drink, though it seems the least inspiring aspect of going to meetings.
Many have forgotten the reason for quitting in the first place, which is to be able to live, and have resigned themselves entirely to slumbering "in recovery" forever. Those who forget that recovery is a means to life, and not an end unto itself, tend not to be very cheerful.