me sober andhow they hoped to remain sober. Alcoholism is not like a cold or the flu, its notgone when you wake up in the morning, it will always be there. When alcoholism islooked at on the short term basis, one day at a time, rather than on the long term, aweek, month, or year, it makes sobriety more realistic and more manageable. Sobriety was not a term that was used a lot throughout the meetings, instead theterm not drinking came up quite a bit. I was given the impression that this wasbecause of the pressure that is implied by the word sober.Both the 12 steps and the 12 traditions are major players in the lives of thosein the group. The meetings and their lives seemed to revolve around them. At eachmeeting they read about the fifth step and the fifth tradition. They discussed boththe step and the tradition ate great length, and what each meant on a personal level. They took the idea of taking inventory on themselves very seriously. It was asthough they felt once they completed this process they were truly on their way torecovery.Although I only attended two meetings with this small group of people, theytaught me a great deal about helping myself. They let me know that to get throughit you need to be brutally honest with yourself. They showed me that alcoholics areordinary people just like you and me, and what they need most of all is support andunderstanding.I found this group extremely informative and helpful and I would highlyrecommend any type of self help organization to anyone who feels they need helpdealing with the problems in their everyday lives. I believe that a group such as TheSerenity Group, would be extremely beneficial to those who had a problem withalcohol. Their positive attitude and outlook that they posses makes the road torecovery achievable. ...
