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Old 04-17-2012, 08:58 PM
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Gottalife
12 Step Recovered Alcoholic
 
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Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: New Zealand
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For me it's sailing. I managed 63 days away on my boat this summer. I belong to my local yacht club, have served on the committee, and spend plenty of time doing and jawing about things nautical. I also belong to The Little Ships Club which meets once a month and has speakers that talk about anything to do with the sea. The last one was a lady skipper of a cruising yacht talking about a voyage through the Pacific islands. She was such a good speaker and told the most amazing stories one of which was about a whale and her calf. Just spellbinding stuff if your interested in that sort of thing. this year I sat and passed a boatmaster exam. I also entertain quite a lot, having owned a restaurant in sobriety I am not a bad cook. In fact when I sponsor someone new I usually give them a good meal before we start on the steps. When I am a away sailing I meet other sailors and socialise and when in port I visit AA meetings - a real treat. there is soo much about my life that I enjoy like going to my daughter's piano performance at school, infact I will sit through the whole class doing their pieces, the girls are all so talented. I did Toastmasters as well and it was a huge amount of fun and great for confidence. In terms of fun I'm only scratching the surface, but if you want to have fun and enjoy life, take the steps, then get out into the world, don't hide in AA. There is so much out there waiting for you.
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