Wed Night AA Riverside Men's Group

Good evening folks,  What's that old saying? Better late than never? I had some excuses prepared but I figure I better save them for when I might need them!! This week, we'll be reading  Empty on the Inside p512-521.  BTW, someone mentioned to me they weren't finding the stories in the book so please take note that we're on the 4th Edition of the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous. The 3rd edition has a different set of stories (some are the same but some aren't).  Anyways, I just got done reading this story and I liked it quite a bit. You could say this speaker had one of those Spiritual Awakenings of the "Educational variety". Sometimes I think that phrase might be a euphemism for "they were kind of  slow  to get it" lol Mind you, between the time I first came to AA and that moment when I had what you might call a spiritual awakening of my own, 5 years had gone by.... Now who is the slow one!!??      It's good to rememb...

Good Evening fellows, Sharing our story is a key part of recovery. For many members, particularly new comers, there is a strong aversion to sharing their story. For many, whats in the past is something we wish to put behind us. When we say we want to "put something behind us", I think what we really mean is that we want that  something  to not emotionally disturb or disrupt us. The paradox is, of course, the less we talk about it the more it festers within us deep inside and grows. "You're only as sick as your secrets" as the saying goes. Sharing your story helps unload that negative energy so that slowly but surely it starts losing its hold over us. Becoming willing & able to share your story is major milestone on the road to happy, joyous and free. As the big book promises " We will neither regret the past, nor wish to shut the door on it. " And remember " Sometimes Quickly, Sometimes Slowly, but they will ALWAYS materialize if we work for...