Drunks

[SamIam]

I am a veteran of many, many meetings and Joe's description of AA and the AA program is excellent. I'm afraid I've always been the red haired step child around AA, because I do not believe in a personal God. For a long time I thought this was the only way I could get and stay sober, so I desperately tried to force myself into a belief. I tried for years. In the end, I gained a lot of spiritual knowledge and experienced some interesting events, but I cannot force myself into believing something which goes against who I am. Going to meetings helps me, though. I've been sober this time around for almost three years. The thought of picking up a drink has no appeal. As Joe said, the only requirement for AA membership is a desire to stop drinking. I'm a big fan of whatever works for each individual who wants to stop and does.