Hi, my name is Vademocrat and I'm an alcoholic -

[vademocrat]

with 19 years without a drink or a drug. I hesitate to say 'sobriety' or 'recovery' because right now I'm feeling crazy as a loon - today I reached out to a long-time sober friend and asked for support in getting back on track. She asked what about meetings and I told her that I hung out in an online forum on a website I frequented - funny, she didn't think that just reading everyone's posts counted for very much... :rofl:

I do read the big book and 12/12 - but somehow going to meetings slipped from my life in the last few years...and my daily life reflects the lack of serenity I have when meetings are a part of my life.

She reminded me of a very simple truth: if we want to change our thinking we need to change our actions.
So here I am - ready to share experience, strength and hope so that we all can live sober one day at a time.

:donut: cheers!

[NMDemDist2]

1. hey you!!

welcome to our little corner of DU. There's some great sobriety here and you are very welcome!

:pals:

but DU doesn't take the place of F2F either! :rofl: :spank:

:hug:

[vademocrat]

3. Hi -- good to "see" you again!

Back at you :pals:

Thanks for the welcome - I feel at home already!

However I am also going to re-introduce myself to the rooms because there's nothing quite like AA F2F!

I also want to participate more in the different forums here (except GD-P :scared:) so hopefully will "see" more of you - I'll :hi:

:hug:

[Kajsa]

2. Welcome, Vademocrat!

Welcome to our little group.

:hi:

There's some great sobriety and people
here. :D

[vademocrat]

4. Thanks Kajsa!

:hi:

I've been reading posts so I know there are great folks and great programs here. I'll just 'pull up my chair and join right in!"

:)

[KitchenWitch]

5. Welcome to our corner of the DU world!

:hi:

I am so glad to have you here.

:donut:

Our coffee here is better than the so bad it is good AA coffee! That is because AZDemDist6 fresh roasts it for us!

[vademocrat]

7. Thanks - glad to be here!

mmmm...mmmm.... I could smell the coffee roasting all the way over at the greatest page!

:hi:

[Justpat]

6. Howdy.

:hi:


My experience today is that I didn't pick up a drink and I carried my tool kit
full of steps with me all day. So it was a good day.

Very glad to have you here.

[vademocrat]

8. Hey there -

Thank you for sharing your experience - it's this that keeps me sober. I'm grateful to be here!



:hi:

[Stuart G]

9. Hello...

I am new here, but got some time in too...meetings are very important, even if they are in cyberspace. But go to those where there are people you can see and hear too.