Yesterday I was able to claim 90 days but am waiting for my home group to take my chip. My home group is on Thursday so I will have to wait. However, my sponsor told me congratulations. I have more meetings than I have days sober at this point. I will continue to go to as many meetings as possible, but will most likely not be so diligent about tracking them at least until my classes kick in. I was keeping track of my meetings on rehab cards from when I went through it. I still go to aftercare once a week. I learned a lot out of rehab and was given a different perspective. Although I had a relapse in rehab I am glad I went through the program. It was an experience that I will never forget and am ever grateful for.
I feel the same way about the fellowship. I continue to take in others' stories and learn from them. I listen and take in everything from people who only have a few days to decades of sobriety. Admittedly it was a struggle at first. Actually it has been a struggle for me for the last few years. Yet I am able to reflect, report and rely on faith in my higher power that continues to be educational.
I read in the paper that a celebrity movie critique recently passed. I had known that he was in the program, but did not follow his sobriety. Also, recently a very established local member passed away that is affecting the community a lot. Within about a 30 mile radius I can not go to different meetings without someone talking or sharing about their experiences with the alcoholic that recently passed. I had interacted with him a little, but did not have an established relationship with this man. I was able to take away some words of wisdom that he used to share....
"If your tired of gettin what your gettin, stop doin what your doin!" -RR
