@logansnana, well said. As a 74-year-old woman with a few 24 hours, I can attest to the fact that continuing daily contact with others in recovery, even if not face-to-face or at meetings, is vital not just to continuing sobriety but to serenity as well. I'm disabled with major medical problems and simply cannot attend meetings any more even though there is handicap/wheelchair transportation available here and my home group has lovingly built a wheelchair ramp for handicap access to the hall. Fortunately I live in an apartment complex where there are others in recovery and my door always is open to them as I have found that the key to sober happiness lies in service to others. Also fortunately, I have daily phone and internet contact with close friends in recovery. Even after all these years I still occasionally will phone someone to say my squirrel cage is full and they always help re-ground me. Just the act of reaching out, be it by phone or in a forum like this, can give steadiness to the recovery process. I sorely miss meetings and the physical presence of recovering people at the hall but life - and sobriety - still are sweet.

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