Lorraine M.

Last Updated on Saturday, 09 April 2011 12:57 Saturday, 09 April 2011 12:55

I was blessed to spend some time at the conference this weekend. And I finally got the "we" part of the program. As I sat at a table with some wonderful women I thought I am right where I'm suppose to be right at this moment. I heard some wonderful speakers. I attended an Al-Anon meeting. And so I will be there next year and I hope to be a volunteer.

The Promises

Last Updated on Friday, 17 April 2009 10:02 Wednesday, 15 April 2009 11:56

I am newly sober and this was my first conference. I joined the planning committee early on and took on quite a lot of responsibility as a newbie with the careful guidance and encouragement of a wonderful sponsor. I am blessed enough to have a sponsor who believes in the power of service and she passed that gift on to me. As much as I hemmed and hawed about how much there was for me to do and how I wasn't sure I could handle the stress of all of my responsibilities relating to this event, and as much as I worried that my first event would be spent running around like a chicken with my head cut off, in the end I am SOOOOOO grateful for all of it.

At Your "Service"

Last Updated on Tuesday, 07 April 2009 21:44 Saturday, 04 April 2009 22:33

I have been blessed to have been a part of the New Haven Spring Conference since the first annual.  I am grateful that I have a sponsor who has carried on the A.A. legacy, Unity, Recovery and Service and who has handed down that legacy to me.  I will never forget the feeling I had in that room filled with other recovering alcoholics.  Nothing gave me more pleasure than to stand there in awe of the entire event. 

Why Attend?

Last Updated on Friday, 30 January 2009 14:36 Friday, 30 January 2009 13:58

This is the question I asked myself before attending my first conference. Why is usually the first thing that comes into my head whenever I do something that I did not think of myself. Because if I did ot think of it than it must not make very good sense.

Why Why Why!!! When I ponder on the why I usually talk myself out of things before long. The one thing I am greatful for in my relapse in AA is that I understand now that it does not really matter what I think when it comes to my sobriety. People have already made all the mistakes I could ever make. All I have to do is listen and look carefully at people coming in, going and staying in AA.