CXR

I went to my meeting last night, and this morning. This morning was an anniversary meeting -- it's a great meeting, one I rarely miss. The Al Anon speaker was super, as was the AA speaker. They were husband and wife.

Sometimes one day at a time turns into one minute at a time. That's OK. If I am going to my meetings, I can handle that. My meetings offer me stability. They keep me grounded. The rooms are safe -- they are my safe place. Going to meetings doesn't make my problems go away. However, it allows me to look at my problems with a clear or clearer head, and from a good and healthy perspective. Then, I can make decisions from a place of intellect, logic, from a healthy place -- and not make decisions under duress, out of fear, from a bad place, etc.

And this forum, thank you for another tool and resource that can help me live my life and be healthy and happy . . . and thank you all for being here.

Carol Star

I have attended recovery meetings for 20 yrs. I am a quadriple winner; alcoholic/addict/ codependent/ adult child. Sober recovery is a wonderful tool. I have learned so much from everyone around the globe here. We are all ONE- not alone. Yeah I know- meeting makers "make it". But there were times in the middle of the night I could not get a meeting. The hand of SR was there twelve steppin' me.

LaPinturaBella

That is soooo true! And one of the things that most people forget, or have never looked at...Everyone on the planet is connected to every other person on the planet spiritually.

CXR, I hope TODAY is a good peaceful day for you. I love your attitude!

catlovermi

Wow, that was one of the shortest, simplest, clearest explanations of what "meetings" can do for us I've ever read here, thanks for that elegant description!

CLMI

Freedom1990

I can completely identify with meetings being a safe place, and a place to get grounded.

Hollyanne

That was nice.
All of you are my strength when I am feeling alone and misunderstood.
Beats "going down the garden to eat the worms"
If anyone gets that line, brilliant!

m1k3

Why would you think that nobody likes you and everybody hates you? You've got your whole SR family here?

What did I win??

((((hugs))))

LaPinturaBella

And why would eating "some long slim slimey ones, short fat juicy ones" make you feel any better? LOL

dancingnow

Ah HA HA HA!

It's nice to get something, for a change.

rubycanoe

I wish I could feel "safe" at a meeting , that's why I stopped going to al-anon. One member was afraid her husband would show up with a gun so she didn't want to sit with her back towards the door, another guy was there because he was a recovering addict & so was his girlfriend,so he came to al-anon but was a really scary guy! I guess I should try again but I need to feel safe, not afraid as I am a nervous person anyway. But I am grateful for sober recovery and all the people who do feel safe at their meetings.

barb dwyer

The preamble has become body memory for me.

I can hear "Rarely have we seen..."
and I start to relax.
Everything...slows down.
By the end, I'm in a (more) centered place
and thinking again.

SOmetimes, in the middle of the night
when I get that panic coming on
I can put in a speaker tape
which a few include the reading
and that's all it takes.

Not always
but sometimes.

And when I was GETTING sober
the early days here at SR
This place saved me.

I'm glad you're here and a part of my recovery.

allthestops

Thanks for your post. It is encouraging. I need a meeting right now. I have gone to al anon a couple of times, but they are only once a week here. I hope this site can fill in for when those meetings aren't possible.