So We Danced

When I came into AA this last time around, I was thoroughly confused. I had been in eight years before and had managed to stay dry for the better part of a year. In my mind, I felt I’d actually tried but AA had failed me. In truth, I only attended meetings. I was living in northern Germany on a little military post called Garlstedt, so there weren’t a lot of English-speaking meetings to go to. I didn’t work the Steps and soon became very uncomfortable.