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Old 10-22-2017, 06:22 PM
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Gottalife
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A couple of years sober and in a new job I went with some trepidation to my first sales conference. I had heard all these stories of boozy goings on. I needn't have worried. Certainly there was plenty of drinking in the evenings, but these guys just didn't drink like I drank. The boss seemed to drink a lot but when I watched him, while his glass moved to his mouth a lot, mostly he was blowing bubbles in it.
It was fun and social, and I enjoyed it.

The AA book talks about finding ways to increase the enjoyment of others at such events. I did that by being the sober driver, so when the guys wanted to go out on the town after business, I drove them. I had a lot of fun.

AA sobriety has meant being able to be out in the mainstream of life without fear.
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