==> A hush fell over the room when Brandy Harris said to Harriet Levy <== 
 HL> intervene. AA is, from the very start, a bridge back to LIFE...not a
 HL> bridge back to AA.  It's about learning to live *free* from active
 HL> alcoholism [read addiction], NOT about finding new addictions to take
 HL> the place of drugs and alcohol.
 BH> Harriet, Thank you for that thought!! I was having a hard time with
 BH> the  fact that I have to miss a meeting or two to take care of other
 BH> things.  Guess I need to remember that LIFE goes on with AA, not just
 BH> that AA  goes on!!
Two really important things come to mind:  
First that the newer one is, the more meetings it's suggested that
one make.  90/90 is important.  Mostly because, for me, it ingrained
the habit of going to meetings.  It also got me "known" in the meetings
I was going to.  That has been a vital aspect to my recovery.  Many 
times I stayed sober (when I otherwise might not have) because I (a)
knew where to go; and (b) because there were people who I didn't want
to have to say "I have one day back" too.  Yes, it's possible to stay
sober on a resentment .
For the same reasons I stress "regular" meeting attendance.  The same
meetings week after week.  
It got to a point, for me, after a while, that I has my regular meetings
and regular meeting nights.  I planned social activities for before or
after those meetings, or on my one or two "nights off" during the week.
Yes, after 6+ years, I still arrange my schedule around my regular meetings.
It's gotten to a point where I enjoy them.  I look forward to them. 
they anchor my week.
But enjoy life.  It's what it's here for ;-)
Harriet
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