Spiritual Kindergarten

I love to introduce myself at an AA meeting as a "satisfied customer of Alcoholics Anonymous." It says so much about the joy and gratitude I have for our wonderful society. I am one of those second-generation AA members. My mom got sober in AA when I was eight years old. Nine years later, I came through the doors myself. I sit here sober today because of the wisdom of people like Mom, who passed on this message to me. When I came in, I fell in with the same kind of folks who brought meaningful sobriety to her, prodigies of service tirelessly carrying this message to those who sought it.