If I have learned one thing in the last 2 ½ years and nothing else it is simply that before I met you folks I could not stay sober. If I could have stopped drinking without AA I never would have walked into a meeting.
One night I was graced with the ability to stumble into a meeting of AA. After a few months as my mind began to clear out I realized I was surrounded by a bunch of folks who never judged me, never asked how much money I made or if I was in trouble with the law. You guys made me feel apart of something and I hadn’t felt a part of anything for along, long time. And you taught me that that I only needed two things to stay sober, a God of my understanding and a twelve step program to manage my unmanageable life. So I hung around and did what you told me to do, not because I’m a smart guy or because I’m a good guy but because I was desperate.
I learned after a while that there was another thing I needed to stay sober. And possibly it is the most important…..I needed you people. I couldn’t stay sober until I met you. And I can’t stay sober today without you. And if I need you to stay sober I would never want to do anything to hurt you.
- Thank you for the nice note you sent, and yes...I feel very grateful to be sober today! 2009 here we come!!! 
