Think, Think, Think!

I was 21 when I went to my first AA meeting.  I enjoyed it.  I felt I was home and with my people and for once in the right place. At that first meeting I met a friend and former drinking buddy named “Big Dan.”  He came over with a big smile on his face and said, “Hey Jimmy, it’s nice to see you!  How are you doing?”  I told him I came to AA, because I wanted to stop drinking.  He shared with me he was now six months sober and that he was enjoying it. What caught my attention was the fact that he did not say, “I haven’t had a drink in six months and I’m climbing the walls!” So that was encouraging.