Meeting regularity
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Originally Posted by silly 
Is anyone an AA sponsor? What would you tell a potential sponsee like me that feels comfortable with 3-4 a week?
The AA program of recovery is found in the literature, the Big Book and the 12 Steps & 12 Traditions.
You will find the 12 x 12 has considerable depth to the Steps, having been written many years after the BB with significantly more experience.
On pg 39 in Step 3 it says: More sobriety brought about by admission of alcoholism and by attendance at a few meetings is very good indeed, but it is bound to be a far cry from permanent sobriety and a contented, useful life.
I have found recovery is in practicing the Steps daily. It becomes a way of life. Not working them, the BB says, taking the Steps.
May seem like a little thing, but who likes work? : D
So I would look diligently for a sponsor who lives a spiritual life, who practices the Steps as a way of life, not someone who talks a good talk.
What happens when they walk out of the door of a meeting? How do they live their life, at work, at home and with the daily challenges life presents us?
If they live their life that way, have had a spiritual awakening as a result of taking the Steps, they would be a strong candidate to help you accomplish the same.
Great question!
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90 in 90 won't keep you sober, heck I know people who have gone to AA meetings after having a few.
For me, meetings are important but they are just a part of my recovery process. I probably average 3 meetings a week, and I might increase that if I have time off from work. I rarely go to meetings on Wednesday's and Thursday's because I hang out without a bunch of other guys at the YMCA those nights. The workout I get those nights is important to my physical and mental well-being, and I consider that time part of my recovery. In a way I should count those as "meetings."
By the way, I went to a noon AA meeting today that was really bad. I left there feeling like I had wasted an hour of my time. I like to go to meetings that focus on solutions, not whining. If meetings alone were the answer, this meeting would have set me back.
For me, meetings are important but they are just a part of my recovery process. I probably average 3 meetings a week, and I might increase that if I have time off from work. I rarely go to meetings on Wednesday's and Thursday's because I hang out without a bunch of other guys at the YMCA those nights. The workout I get those nights is important to my physical and mental well-being, and I consider that time part of my recovery. In a way I should count those as "meetings."
By the way, I went to a noon AA meeting today that was really bad. I left there feeling like I had wasted an hour of my time. I like to go to meetings that focus on solutions, not whining. If meetings alone were the answer, this meeting would have set me back.
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