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July 2009

I KNEW I'D BE OKAY

In a prison without meetings, a woman finds the spirit of AA

TODAY is April 24, 2008, and I am celebrating two years of sobriety, the longest I've ever had. Some days I find it hard to believe I am still alive, let alone sober. I have found such joy, peace and usefulness in federal prison. Who would have guessed that after 25 years of drinking and eight years in and out of AA, I'd have to end up here in order to find this amazing relationship with God and to figure out how lucky I am to be an alcoholic with a solution in AA. Looking back, I would not change anything on this path I've taken because I know that it took everything I've been through to get me here.

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