Subj : What can I do?
To   : Jacques Montagne
From : Mitch W
Date : Wed Jan 03 2001 12:15 pm

JM>MW>The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking.
 
JM>MW>Together, myself and this higher power (often it's others
JM>  >on the phone or computer) can help me stay sober.
 
JM>MW>Day 5660 of my trip into the uncharted waters known as sobriety.
 
 
JM>     Hi Mitch,
 
Hello Jacques,
 
JM>     Good to see an oldtimer like yourself still lurking on SIP_AA.  And
JM>Gord H. here a couple of weeks ago.
 
And good to see that yourself is also here.
 
I hope that Evan makes it, because he sounds like he wants it, which is
more than I can say for myself. At first, and even for some time
afterwards, help and/or sobriety is about the last thing I wanted. All I
wanted was to be left alone and that somehow, someway, that drinking
would work as it once had worked.
 
Even today it still amazes me that some come into AA with the desire to
stop. All I wanted to stop was the consequences of my drinking.
 
JM>     Just sent a posting on SIP_ACA where I do most of my recovery
JM>postings; I was exploring the question What Am I Doing Here?  And your
JM>presence validates the effort I made over the years in keeping my three
JM>Fidonet recovery echoes active.  Just looked up my folder of the
JM>personal postings done on SIP_AA last year.  There were only 18 postings
JM>during the past year and your last presence was last April.  This
JM>meeting is definitively not dead!
 
And glad I am that it isn't. SIP_AA was there for me when I needed it,
must be at least 10 years ago. I fouund it through the RECOVERY echo,
which I used to call NH & SF, Ca. to get back then. Shortly afterwards I
was able to add fido to my then part time BBS.
 
Most important thing that happened was that I stayed sober.
 
JM>     Your presence is a much welcomed spiritual gift to me this morning.
JM>May Grace be with all of us.
 
Yes, I hope it is because I can sure use it. Yesterday I forgot it was
Tuesday and missed my home group f2f meeting. Argh!  Sometimes I'm not
perfct I guess  (more often than not!).
 
Only perfect thing I have to do is not pick up that first drink.  :)
 
Thanks for being out there...
 
Mitch
 
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