Mango212

90 meetings in 90 days.

It's only 3 months. Great things can happen in short time frames. With Al-Anon, Celebrate Recovery, ACA (Adult Children of Alcoholics and Other Dysfunctional Families), open NA, open AA, etc. and being willing to travel makes this easy.

I'm willing to do this again!

hopeful4

Good stuff!

I have not done 90 in 90, but I did do a couple of weeks of celebrate recovery every day. It was good for me, and something I really needed at that time.

ironwill

Way to go Mango212. Keep it up.

Mango212

Thanks hopeful and ironwill!

It's been a long time since I did my first 90 in 90. I was inspired today after meditation to do this again.

My first time was during a summer that I didn't know if I could make it to any meetings, due to my schedule and location. From Zero to 90 by willingness! Now that I've experienced life opening up in great ways, I'm much more willing to simply go for it.

Mango212

I went to 2 meetings last Tuesday, 3 yesterday and I'm going to another meeting today.

After going to a meeting, I'm adding it to my calendar with the topic.

When's a good time for a meeting? When I want to go, or when I don't. Anytime is a good time.

Mango212

I went to three meetings yesterday. Another meeting on my schedule for this evening.

August252015

Love it- and I have found the same thing happen when I was willing to do 90/90 again. Your variety is great! I had back surgery 4 wks ago and am not physically able to get to many meetings (driving is limited by how I feel- sitting in an hour meeting is still not dr-endorsed) and miss it.

Keep going, whatever routine you set and keep! Someone told me early on to go when I wanted to, go when I didn't, just go; I've found that to be immensely good advice.

Mango212

Thanks, August!

Somehow, there became time last Monday for work, 2 meetings and meeting up with people after the meetings. One was a woman I've met once before, one who's been very active in Al-Anon and I first met that day (she's about a year in with a home group I used to frequently go to during my first 90 in 90), and two women I've known for a while yet this is the first time I reached out to them. Giving support / receiving support.

Prioritizing meetings again today. These will be my first ones in October 2019. Each day starts anew.

Nara

SparkleKitty

Nara, it meets 90 meetings in 90 days. (Al-Anon or AA meetings specifically)

Nara

Mango212

Six meetings yesterday, between Al-Anon, open AA, an open AA speaker meeting and open NA.

Two meetings planned for today.

Mango212

Update: 3 meetings today. Al-Anon, ACA and open NA.

Mango212

I'm open to however this works out. Making plans, letting go, letting God.

Writing down the topics of each meeting is becoming very good for looking back at them.

My plans for the next seven days is a speaker meeting Sunday morning at a round-up event (AA, Al-Anon, Alateen event done in cooperation with each other) in a city more than 3 hours from me. There's also a breakfast buffet there that I'm planning to attend.

Other than that, I'm simply planning four other meetings this week. Perhaps three next Monday, as yesterday that worked out in amazing ways.

trailmix

Hey Mango, kudos on your 90 in 90, I'm glad you are finding it so positive.

Would you mind sharing what some of the topics have been?

Mango212

Surrender

Hope

Peace

Higher Power

Al-Anon Traditions

AA - 10th Tradition

Solution

Unconditional Love

Acceptance

Self-validation

Suicide

Emotional Modulation


Thank you, trailmix!

Mango212

Topics that came up during a "pick a stick" meeting included faith, positive thinking, fear and acceptance.

For "pick a stick" a bag of flat wood sticks with recovery topics on them is passed around. Each person who wants to participate pulls a random stick from the bag, shares their feelings, thoughts and experience about it, then passes the bag along to the next person. The sticks are returned to the bag at the end of the meeting.

Freedom to participate or pass is a beautiful thing. Actions put into practice through meetings and interactions in these safe places create new ways for me to embrace life.

trailmix

Thanks for sharing the topics!

I love the pick a stick idea, what a great way for people to participate without being put on the spot to come up with "something". That could be used in a lot of ways to open up communication.

Mango212

My plans for the next seven days is a speaker meeting Sunday morning at a round-up event (AA, Al-Anon, Alateen event done in cooperation with each other) in a city more than 3 hours from me. There's also a breakfast buffet there that I'm planning to attend.


Scratch that! I'm feeling a big intuitive jump to attend the Alateen speaker meeting and an Alateen panel at this event tomorrow. I've changed my weekend schedule.

For whatever reason, it feels right to have this be a day trip and to have other plans on Sunday.

AnvilheadII

so you mean you changed your mind. isn't that kind of just a normal part of living? i'm not sure how these things like drinking coffee or changing plans are so noteworthy? unless you are still struggling with decision making and then talking it out might be worthwhile..........