I WAS INTRODUCED TO DRUGS AND ALCOHOL VERY PREMATURELY IN MY LIFE AND IT ALL DEVELOP INTO MY WAY OF EXISTENCE VERY QUICKLY. IT DID NOT TAKE LONG BEFORE I WAS HAVING DIFFICULTIES WITH THE LAW AND MANY OTHER SITUATIONS. I WAS CONDEMNED TO A.A. BY THE COURTS AT AGE 20. I GREW TO LOVE THE PEOPLE AND THE WAY OF LIFE A 12 STEP PROGRAM HAS TO OFFER. HOWEVER, AFTER STAYING SOBER FOR TEN YEARS, I DETERMINED I WAS MY OWN HIGHER POWER AND DIDN'T REQUIRE THE PROGRAM OR GOD IN MY LIFE ANY MORE. I WAS TO SPEND THE NEXT 12 YEARS IN AND OUT OF DETOXS, HALF WAY HOUSES, JAILS, AND LOCKED UNITES. I WAS TO LOSE MY NURSING CERTIFICATION, MY MARRIAGE AND THE RIGHT TO SEE MY TWO BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN AND THAT WAS ONLY SCRATCHING THE SURFACE. THE LONELINESS AND FEAR WAS A VERY AGONIZING AND LOST WORLD TO RESIDE IN. I CAME BACK TO THE PROGRAM AND SURRENDERED. TODAY I AM A MEMBER IN GOOD STANDING IN THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE PROGRAM; I WORK THE STEPS IN MY LIFE ON A DAILY BASIS. I HAVE A WONDERFUL WIFE AND A LIFE SECOND TO NONE AND I AM MORE THEN HAPPY TO JOIN YOU ALL IN YOUR JOURNEY AS WE TRUDGE THE ROAD TO LOVE UNDERSTANDING AND ACCEPTANCE!
Yes your statement is true, all my relapses were around "the absence of recovery" so that is why it is best to do the old "keep coming back" to 12 step meetings. They say you can't stay sober on yesterdays meetings, so it is good to stay connected. Take care. Have a good today, unless you made other plans. LOL Sincerely, Connie
Yeah, that's about what I looked like 10 years ago ... lost and bewildered! But, thanks to folks like you, I have found a love far greater than most people can begin to imagine. You know what I'm talking about ... that feeling of togetherness even when we are many, many miles apart and in different paths in life ... The AA / NA Fellowship Way! All-in-all, a bvetter, more serene way of life!!!
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