Gottalife

Same here. I find it very rewarding. In the late eighties I was away from aa for a while. You could say I left for a few years. I probably got counted as an AA failure statistic. But it never occurred to me to drink.

So I guess if just not drinking is good enough for you, then everything worked out fine, but to say I was fine in every aspect of life would be something of an exaggeration.

Compared to the life I have now, and the way I feel, as a moderately active and contributing AA member, my life during that time was pretty second rate. Seemed ok at the time though as I had nothing to compare it to.

Back in NZ at the moment so making the most of the meetings, and have got to spend time with several newcomers. What a privilege.