So, my missing friend didn't have his cell, and never got my message. I saw him at the morning meeting I attend. He was okay. Sad, introspective... but generally okay. Around 7:10, about five of us were doing the pre-meeting chit-chat thing,when this young, attractive woman comes in, looking all nervous. She stood there, looking at the room, trying to figure out what to do.
So I said, in my friendliest way: "Howdy! Come on in! We look busy, but trust me, we're not. Have a seat!" She kept staring, like she was scared out of her mind to be there. So I said: "No, really. We're totally harmless!" Then, my friend approachest the woman, and they walk outside together. It was his wife.
His much, much younger wife. Oops.
It's 9pm now. I just spoke at an evening AA meeting. I don't talk about AA too much on this blog, mostly because being in AA facilitates the rest of my life, and I don't want this blog to be a "recovery blog." There's enough of those out there. And I don't want people think that I don't approve of you drinking, smoking pot, etc. Because I'm good with whatever works for you.
But since this was a new meeting to me, with a bunch of people I haven't met before, I just want to say: AA is the coolest thing ever. That all these people who were completely unable to stop drinking on their own can stop drinking by sitting down with each other and following a few usually-simple instructions...
...man, that's just baffling. Almost as baffling as alcoholism itself.
Love to all. Even you, Mr. Glaring on the 7:52pm train out of Grand Central Station.
4 comments:
Coming from a family of alcoholics and drug addicts who got themselves together with the help of AA, I can totally appreciate what you're saying...
Coolness!
As long as I don't sound preachy, you know?
So you had the hots for your friend's wife? I have done that before.
Oh, and the idea of support groups, makes me want to drink my brains out. That's just me though ...
"Support Group."
Heh.
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