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August 2010

Hiding out

Going to meetings is only one part of recovery, a member writes

Some of the most wonderful people I have ever met are sober recovering alcoholics. But not everyone I've met in AA, even with years of sobriety, has something I want. This program is about taking all Twelve Steps, developing a relationship with a Higher Power as we understand that Higher Power, and then practicing those principles in all our affairs and giving it away. At six-and-a-half years sober, I have the gift of being able to work full time in chemical dependency treatment. I get to hear about how all kinds of people are given direction by all sorts of people in our program. It's wonderful to watch the lights come on and people embracing AA.

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