Pre-Thanksgiving

I am learning that Thanksgiving is a big holiday at AA. Some meetings discuss a tradition or a specific step, and the discussions are interesting and sometimes almost academic. But discussions in AA this week have all been about thankfulness. People tell their stories and it's very moving-- sometimes it's hard to hear. I almost cried twice in the last meeting I attended. Alcohol is a terrible thing and destroys people, relationships and families. Sometimes it's difficult to hear about the horrible things that have happened to people. I've also learned that for AA members, going to an AA Meeting on Thanksgiving is a little like the wayward Christian going to church on Easter Sunday. This Thanksgiving, I'll be visiting a meeting in Altoona, so it should be interesting.