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Dear Recovering Corker,
I have been coming to meetings of Alcoholics Anonymous for about 7 months and staying sober. My sponsor has been taking me through the steps and I even have a coffee commitment at one of my meetings. I have sort of made a decision when I’m finished with the steps and reach one year without drinking I probably will be able to stay sober on my own and will stop going to meetings. It all seems so repetitious, and I have to say a little boring. Any suggestions?
Bored Out of My Gourd
Dear Bored One,
Just keep coming back... I used to try and figure out why they had to keep doing all that reading at the beginning of meetings and the chanting after the Lord’s Prayer to “keep coming back it works if you work it.” Then I read an article in the July 2008 issue of the Grapevine entitled “Lost in Translation.” It answered your question – “Sobriety isn’t a discrete list of tasks that you do and then check off; it’s a state of being that pervades every aspect of your life.” I’m learning there is more to it than just solving my “drink problem.” I came and scoffed and remained to pray.
Yours Truly,
Recovering Corker