Come On AA Light My Fire by Chris Swanberg
This is another entry by Chris Swanberg who is a staff member who aspires to live life in a positive manner congruent with the program of recovery recommended by Alcoholics Anonymous.
Find your niche in AA. That is what I was told. Something that will keep you coming back. Something that will keep you going. Something that will light that fire. And once that fire is lit - keep the flame burning.
There is something for everyone in AA. There are dances with all kinds of music to boogie too. There are dinners with great food to feed you. There's also sober themed retreats, conventions, hiking, camping, and meetings after the meetings. There are young people’s meetings, newcomer’s meetings, stag meetings. There are women only meetings, speaker meetings and more. There are meetings in the morning, meetings in the afternoon, meetings in the evening. There are even round the clock meetings during certain holidays.
There are book studies, discussions, topics and more. There is something for everyone. But, don’t take my word for it. Find out for yourself. If you don’t find something you like, you can start one up that fits you. You will find people just like you. People that want what you want and like what you like. We are like cockroaches. We are everywhere.
We all share one thing in common. A common solution to stay clean and sober. We are all here to help each other. No matter what you might be in the life out there in the real world, we are all the same in these rooms.
To keep it you need to give it away. There’s sponsorship, GSR’s, secretaries of meetings. There are service commitments galore. Coffee makers, set-ups, take-downs, chipmunks and chip chicks, greeters and my favorite H&I. Hospitals and Institutions. Find your high in H&I*.
I hope this is an attraction rather than a promotion. AA didn’t save my life. It kept me from being miserable.
- Chris Swanberg
*Hospitals and Institutions Panels
