Yeah……..my day. I won’t bore you with the boring details because they are freaking boring. I went to an AA meeting tonight… yep. Been a while. I get caught up in myself and think… “What. Me? AA? Phshh.. I got stuff to do!” But in reality.. I need those meetings.. So I went. God is a funny dude, let me say. I haven’t been to an AA meeting in months. I get there and an AA friend of mine asks me to speak. The conversation went like this:
“Hey, Dar, ain’t seen you in a while. How ya been?”
“Hey! What’s up? Great. You?” I sip my Dunkin’ Donuts coffee hoping he doesn’t realize I didn’t say his name.
“Dar, you wanna do me a favor?”
I already know where this is going. “Depends,” I say. Another sip. What the frig is this guy’s name?
“You wanna speak?” big smile. He has a great smile.
“No, not really,” I say and smile.
He starts his speech about how his speaker ditched him and all that jazz… I cut him off.
“I’ll do it. I’ll speak.”
“Aww, you’re the best!”
“I know,” I kid in a serious tone and wink. I still don’t remember the poor guys name.. but I touched on my memory (and the reason for it’s lameness) when I spoke.
Speaking at AA meetings is important for the listeners at the meeting. Most of all, it is important for the speaker. When I share my story at a meeting I usually have it planned. I have bullet points written on a piece of paper (a lot of us do this). But I find when I get caught off guard like tonight, it helps me grow.
I am basically free writing out loud. I am talking about painful stuff. But I say some witty things, and laugh. The listeners laugh. It’s all good.
Anyway. Today was a good day.
I wrote my 750 words this morning. Got to a meeting. Saw my sponsor. Read some blogs and commented on them.
ROW80 Goals
- read blogs/comment blogs
- continue with 750 words.com
- update blog 1-2 times a week
- continue Story#2
- Journal.
Hope everyone else is coming along nicely with their goals. Check this link out to read ROW80 blogs or post your own update!
Darlene A. McGarrity 
I am so proud of you!! The name will come to you or ask him! He won’t care!
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Thanks, Susie.. 🙂 I’ll ask him next week. Promise!
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i forget names of people I have seen daily for months. =)
It sounds like getting out of your comfort zone was good for you in lots of ways. Maybe some you won’t fully realize for a while yet.
And i think that’s awesome!
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Totally! 🙂
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Awesome! Imprompu public speaking would have had me covered in hives, hyperventilating. Great job on your freestyle.
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Thank you… the trick is to look over top of all the heads.. 😉
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Sounds like a lot of good things happened all because Fate intervened and said “Dar needs to be pushed a little” (takes out a little stick…*poke* *poke*) “Come on, there. LIVE!” 😀
Glad it was wonderful.
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haha… so true. I need to do it more often..
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Your courage is very inspiring!
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Thanks!! 😀
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I am having trouble commenting today–so I hope you are not reading my comment like 5 times–but all I wanted to say is your courage is very inspiring. Keep up the great work!
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Thank you very much… and I appreciate your tenacity 😀
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I always tell people that I’m bad with names, because I really am. But if I meet someone once, I’ll recognize them on a second glance.
Congratulations for speaking and going to the meeting.
You have a new follower! 🙂
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Diane… I am the same way! I recognize people from yeaaars ago. Names? Meh.. not so much.
And thanks for following.. 😀
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It sounds like you are doing what you’re supposed to be doing! I know how public speaking can be so intimidating, even crippling, but if you think of it as talking to just one or two people over a cup of coffee, it’s not so bad. Next time, imagine you’re just having a cup of coffee and talking to a couple of close friends!
Keep doin’ what you’re doin’!
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Hey Corina.. that is an awesome idea. 🙂 Thanks so much for stopping by.
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Good for you to take care of business! I bet you did great 🙂
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Thanks, Amberr! 😉
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You’re doing well on so many levels! It sounds like you really did have a good day. Keep up the good work, Darlene!
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Aww, thanks, Lauralynn. 😀
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