Hobie 
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| 03/26/2008 9:04 AM |
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For me AA is the back bone of my life. But with all bones and no guts or meat all you got are skeletons in the closet.
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What I am recovering is my life!
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Bri_1
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| 04/05/2008 6:26 AM |
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Without a doubt; in the beginning, going to meetings was little more than switching from one obsession to another. And fortunately ( like so many before me) that blind-faith we begin with, turned into a real working faith. And at the same time I was told that I didn’t get sober so I could spend the rest of my life in meetings.
I got sober and got “me” back. I got sober and learned the benefits of living life the way I was supposed to live it. I was told to go out and utilize what I learned.
It’s my opinion that the BB is a set of guidelines for any individual on how to live life sober When I follow the guidelines, I no longer feel less than, I know peace of mind, I’m comfortable in my own skin. I know how to trust. Not only myself but other people. Most importantly I like the person I became in sobriety.
Personally I keep my fingers in the pot. It’s my opinion that if I forget how it used to be; I’ll end up back there. But that’s just me, and its important to point out that I certainly don’t go as often as I used to. Getting sober isn’t the hard part, it’s staying sober !
It was thru reading the history of AA that I learned it was not intended that the BB be turned into the recovery bible. It was meant to be a “how to manual“ on how to get sober, and then live sober. (Sober and happy at the same time. Who knew>?????)
The BB contains nothing that couldn’t be found in any religious or philosophy writing. Recently Bill has been accused of plagiarism. A lot of what was written is taken directly from other literary works. Legally I could care less, because if it wasn’t in the BB I probably never would have seen it. But I did embrace the fact that it isn’t the final word. It’s been said that the 12 & 12 was written just for this reason…. To keep the BB from becoming the final word. I am truly grateful that aa worked for me, but if your doing something different, and it’s working…. By all means keep on doing it.
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Carol
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| 04/05/2008 9:46 AM |
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| Well said, Bri. I'd be interested to see your thoughts on another post, "Fear and Fundamentalism" -- take a look for it on our forums. |
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Larry
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| 04/06/2008 8:18 AM |
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I totally agree that the Big Book is a guide for us to get sober and to use as a tool to stay sober. I also believe that to keep what was so freely given to me I MUST give it back to the newcomer.
The way I do this is make meetings (5 or 6 a week) and share my experience, strength and hope with the newcomer. I have been a trusted servant in my home group 5 out of the last 6 years and am involved in every function we have. I also spend at least 2 or 3 hours a day in Recovery Realm (I do skip a day now and then) chatting and going to the meetings. I work 10 hours a day sometimes 7 days a week and still manage to find time to do things with my daughter and take my boat and go fishing. I am enjoying my life and I'm doing it sober. What a miracle!
I understand this is me and not eveyone can do this. Life is short and I wasted so much of it drinking. Now it is time for me to live my life in a way that I am an example to all the people who haven't seen the need to get clean/sober.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT: We have a man in my homegroup who just celebrated 26 years of sobriety. One of the things he says is "I got drunk everyday so I now make a meeting eveyday". He says I am gonna do this until the day I die!!!
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