Found... and oops.
So, my missing friend didn't have his cell, and never got my message. I saw him at the morning meeting I attend. He was okay. Sad, introspective... but generally okay. Around 7:10, about five of us were doing the pre-meeting chit-chat thing,when this young, attractive woman comes in, looking all nervous. She stood there, looking at the room, trying to figure out what to do.
So I said, in my friendliest way: "Howdy! Come on in! We look busy, but trust me, we're not. Have a seat!" She kept staring, like she was scared out of her mind to be there. So I said: "No, really. We're totally harmless!" Then, my friend approachest the woman, and they walk outside together. It was his wife.
His much, much younger wife. Oops.
It's 9pm now. I just spoke at an evening AA meeting. I don't talk about AA too much on this blog, mostly because being in AA facilitates the rest of my life, and I don't want this blog to be a "recovery blog." There's enough of those out there. And I don't want people think that I don't approve of you drinking, smoking pot, etc. Because I'm good with whatever works for you.
But since this was a new meeting to me, with a bunch of people I haven't met before, I just want to say: AA is the coolest thing ever. That all these people who were completely unable to stop drinking on their own can stop drinking by sitting down with each other and following a few usually-simple instructions...
...man, that's just baffling. Almost as baffling as alcoholism itself.
Love to all. Even you, Mr. Glaring on the 7:52pm train out of Grand Central Station.
So I said, in my friendliest way: "Howdy! Come on in! We look busy, but trust me, we're not. Have a seat!" She kept staring, like she was scared out of her mind to be there. So I said: "No, really. We're totally harmless!" Then, my friend approachest the woman, and they walk outside together. It was his wife.
His much, much younger wife. Oops.
It's 9pm now. I just spoke at an evening AA meeting. I don't talk about AA too much on this blog, mostly because being in AA facilitates the rest of my life, and I don't want this blog to be a "recovery blog." There's enough of those out there. And I don't want people think that I don't approve of you drinking, smoking pot, etc. Because I'm good with whatever works for you.
But since this was a new meeting to me, with a bunch of people I haven't met before, I just want to say: AA is the coolest thing ever. That all these people who were completely unable to stop drinking on their own can stop drinking by sitting down with each other and following a few usually-simple instructions...
...man, that's just baffling. Almost as baffling as alcoholism itself.
Love to all. Even you, Mr. Glaring on the 7:52pm train out of Grand Central Station.
5 Comments:
Coming from a family of alcoholics and drug addicts who got themselves together with the help of AA, I can totally appreciate what you're saying...
Coolness!
As long as I don't sound preachy, you know?
So you had the hots for your friend's wife? I have done that before.
Oh, and the idea of support groups, makes me want to drink my brains out. That's just me though ...
"Support Group."
Heh.
the thing about AA, it's unjudging support...there's not a lot of that out there, even in families (or maybe especially in families.)
I hope things work out with your friend, coming from a "much, much younger wife" Those type of relationships are much harder, but can also be very rewarding.
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