I have been clean since my first NA meeting in 1983. A lot of people will disagree with what I have to say here, but its true. The key to getting and staying sober is massive amounts of meetings. I went to 3 a day the first ten years. Now I go to about 10 a week. I just see that correlation.

But you gotta make it like going to the club. You gotta get involved with individuals there. Take them a cookie, loan them a book, flatter them. Make some anchor friends that you will look forward to seeing there. Make it fun.

I go to various halls and lots of their events. I take donuts and laugh it up with the guys.

Its my home away from home. And this works absolutely. Start watching the guys with 20 years. They come every day. But you are new, you need several times a day.

And if you do that, the old-timers will see that you are serious and buddy up to you.

You can do it once or keep screwing around.

There is never time to do it right, but there is always time to do it over, goes the old saying.