I came to AA last October because I wanted to learn how to stop drinking. They kept telling me things about bla bla bla wa wa wa. And sometimes they would hold hands and bla bla bla and clap when someone else said wa wa wa. What a buncha whack jobs these people were. They must not have any friends these people. How sad these people lived such lonely lives that they were still coming to meetings even though they had stopped drinking.

So I kept drinking.

And then something happened. I realized that drinking was not my problem. I realized LIVING was my problem. I realized that all the blas and was were instructions on HOW TO LIVE.

I wanted to stop drinking but never imagined there was more to it than "subtracting the alcohol". I heard others say how their lives had changed and all I could think was minus the booze, my life was all good. I didn't think I'd be eligible for any other changes. I was highly "functional" I thought.

Fast forward several months and 70 or so days continuous sobriety. I am changing in ways I couldn't have imagined in my wildest dreams.

Sobriety and a program to learn how to live... I would not trade this for anything in the world right now.

Hope for the newcomers? Hey all, these whacky people aren't telling you lies. This is truth. It really does get better, a LOT better.