Woke up at 6.30 am, the day of rest yesterday and early night has done me good.  Need to keep the early wake-up routine going.

On the way to church, I had a nice catch-up with my Gran, with her filling me in on what her week has been like.  She was also asking me about my fellows that have gone home.  I let her know that both are back home Ok and doing well.

In a few weeks’ time, I will be doing the live stream of the church service, so I spent this morning touching up on my knowledge and skills on what to do.  My Gran is not coming to church next week, so I will come to church earlier to refresh myself on how the setup of the microphones is done.

Spent the afternoon finishing the housework, and then some more of the project, which I am going to get back into a morning routine of working on a bit every day.

Due to not feeling well on Thursday, and not attending my home AA meeting, I attended an online meeting this evening. It was a good meeting, with the fellow sharing quite a deep and personal story of how they became an alcoholic, this meeting was attended by over 100 people, and it was interesting to hear how other people related to this fellows share.  I am pleased that I attend a meeting as it provided some peace in my mind hearing other people share about their experiences.

It is important to attend at least one meeting weekly, if I don’t, I will develop a habit of not attending by making excuses and then feel that I can do this anytime I feel like it.  I cannot allow myself to get into this habit, as one habit can form another, and this in turn will knock out my daily routine.

I am also putting myself at risk of a relapse by allowing myself to make excuses for not attending meetings.  AA meetings provide me with the reinforcement to not drink, and also allow me to share my thoughts and feelings, rather than let them build up and fester within myself.  Now that I have finished the Wednesday aftercare, it is important that I find another AA meeting to attend so that I am attending at least 2 meetings, spaced out throughout the week.

I need to find another AA meeting and stick to going to meetings!

Gratitudes:

I am grateful for the good weather

I am grateful for the church and having my faith

I am grateful for the range of AA meetings and for having them online so that I can attend anywhere

I am grateful for another day sober