Alcoholism Support Group

Alcoholism is the continued consumption of alcoholic beverages, even when it is negatively affecting your health, work, relationships and life. If you think alcohol is causing you to lose control, it's time to seek help. Our group is a safe place to vent, check in, get back up if you fall, and reach sobriety.

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gjm
gjm
"A 'spiritual experience' to me meant attending meetings,
seeing a group of people,
all there for the purpose of helping each other;
hearing the Twelve Steps and the Twelve Traditions
read at a meeting,
and hearing the Lord's Prayer, which in an AA meeting
has such great meaning --
'They will be done, not mine.'
A spiritual awakening soon came to mean
trying each day to be a little more thoughtful,
more considerate, a little more courteous to those
with whom I came in contact."
gjm
gjm
The meetings is par of my life today. As far as the Lords prayer, its not my bag but I do its because I was told early it might help. I took direction because that was something else I should do.

I was totally helpless when I found these meetings and found hope.
CoogeeMum
CoogeeMum
My experience too gjm. Except for the Lords Prayer (which I love today). We say the Serenity Prayer instead. Hope was what I needed and those in AA gave that to me and so much more. Ha, I always remember the smiles in my first week. I thought they were all so nice, but they were knowing smiles. They knew where I had been, where I was, and the better path I could travel if I wanted to. I'd found at those meetings the power of love that helped me draw on the strength inside of me to keep moving forward, one step at a time.
deleted_user
deleted_user
what changed me too was after i worked 6 and 7 in the steps. i live those steps today and there is just no way i could have ever stayed sober if i did not change.
gjm
gjm
Devon, I hear ya without change how the hell can ya grow? Foe me its as simple as that.

CM, for sure. It was one day @ a time till I learned how to do it a step @ time which turned into living them living them like Devon said.