tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post6577354741964820475..comments2024-02-05T11:32:25.407-05:00Comments on I'm just F.I.N.E.-- Recovery in Al-Anon: Meeting after the meetingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-79014466867559401182007-04-04T21:41:00.000-04:002007-04-04T21:41:00.000-04:00The meeting after the meeting is definitely where ...The meeting after the meeting is definitely where it's at (pardon the grammar).<BR/><BR/>I used to attend an Al-Anon meeting in the room next to an AA meeting, and I would feel so sad when I would hear the raucous laughter from the AA room and wonder what I was missing.Mary Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08156474205414127488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-69514486409234152742007-04-04T19:50:00.000-04:002007-04-04T19:50:00.000-04:00OOOH I sooo love the meeting after the meeting. I ...OOOH I sooo love the meeting after the meeting. I remember in early recovery how important the fellowship and going to coffee afterward was... right on Syd... lucky you to be by a beach... I wanna be by one... :)Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07781628960161310563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-70458620448760655912007-04-04T15:37:00.000-04:002007-04-04T15:37:00.000-04:00funny....you went from feeling solitary to making ...funny....you went from feeling solitary to making a difference in someone(S) else's life in a matter of hours.....maybe you still felt solitary, but you put the feelings "to work" . I'm thinking I like you.......Meg Moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03602413688150495642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-25032580312115078712007-04-04T12:44:00.000-04:002007-04-04T12:44:00.000-04:00cool. the bit after the meeting is the best bit. I...cool. the bit after the meeting is the best bit. I went to one this morning after a early city meeting which I manage to combine with a 5mile run. kill two birds with one stone! i get a double whammy of endorphins and an aa high! i love sitting in coffee places at 8.30 in the morning with alkies. there's another early morning one across town that's supposed to be really upbeat which I can combine with a 10mile run which I'd like to get to later. ! we shall see if i ever manage that distance!<BR/>It really is 'the pub with no beer.' i have always needed to do the meeting after the meeting to get to know people. it very difficult to get to know them just from seeing them in meetings. i always prefer ones where they go out after. but good for you for taking the initiative and a risk. its always a bit scary asking does anyone want to go, but its worth it.An Irish Friend of Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15781376087404079818noreply@blogger.com