12 Steps

[ekeverette]

i relapsed this year on the trai..... got to the point, i was trying to get to town to drink, even if i was starving..... now trying to get sober again.... i've tasted sober life and it's great... just have to get to my meetings!!!!

[rocketsocks]

i relapsed this year on the trai..... got to the point, i was trying to get to town to drink, even if i was starving..... now trying to get sober again.... i've tasted sober life and it's great... just have to get to my meetings!!!!

Hey, the door is always open...and you know, it's a easier softer way. It's good to tell on ourselves, what ever it takes..Welcome back!

[ekeverette]

thank you!!

[Karma13]

Hi, ekeverette, welcome back!

I sent you a pm.

[Stofko]

A small circle and triangle beside your entry in theshelter log books leaves a trial for others to find.

[lemon b]

Day at a time ekeverette. Its not a contest.

[Stofko]

This will get you to meeting info from Springer to Harpers Ferry.

Blairsville GA.
http://bobobilltaz.tripod.com/meetings.html
Franklin and Robbinsville GA.
http://www.aawnc80.org/meetings.htm
Gatlinburg TN and Newport TN.
http://www.etiaa.org/#KnoxvilleListings
Hot Springs NC.
http://www.ashevilleaa.org/District.php?s_City=50&s_Group=&s_meetingLocation= &s_Day=
Greensville, Johnson City, Bristol TN. All west of the AT
http://www.aatricitiestn.org/meetingdirectorynetn.html
Spruce Pine, Linville, Boone NC. All East of the AT
http://www.booneaa.org/
All towns in Virginia. Search by day and city.
http://www.aavirginia.org/hp/meetings/di.asp
Harpers Ferry WVA.
http://aawv.org/site/district_11_&_15.htm

[rocketsocks]

A small circle and triangle beside your entry in theshelter log books leaves a trial for others to find.

Great idea

This will get you to meeting info from Springer to Harpers Ferry.

Blairsville GA.
http://bobobilltaz.tripod.com/meetings.html
Franklin and Robbinsville GA.
http://www.aawnc80.org/meetings.htm
Gatlinburg TN and Newport TN.
http://www.etiaa.org/#KnoxvilleListings
Hot Springs NC.
http://www.ashevilleaa.org/District.php?s_City=50&s_Group=&s_meetingLocation= &s_Day=
Greensville, Johnson City, Bristol TN. All west of the AT
http://www.aatricitiestn.org/meetingdirectorynetn.html
Spruce Pine, Linville, Boone NC. All East of the AT
http://www.booneaa.org/
All towns in Virginia. Search by day and city.
http://www.aavirginia.org/hp/meetings/di.asp
Harpers Ferry WVA.
http://aawv.org/site/district_11_&_15.htm

Thanks for putting that together Stofko, very cool!

[lemon b]

bump meetings list

[rocketsocks]

bump meetings list

serenity now

thanks Lemon b, I needed that.

[kayak karl]

got an app for that. works off gps.

[AngelEyez]

congrats on 23 years and being so brave to yourself out there like this <hugs> recovery no matter the years is never easy, best of luck

[tarantolk]

Kayak Karl, thanks for the app info.

[rocketsocks]

got an app for that. works off gps.

I gotta get me some GPS one of dees days.

[lemon b]

Bump, one more time for 2014. In Becket,Ma we meet Sat night. Just need to know the traihead between Rte 20 and Blotz Road for a ride etc.

[Zippy Morocco]

I was able to get to some meetings during my town stops last year. There is one in Front Royal that is very convenient. It is at noon and right down town.

PROMISES GROUP
Stepping Stones Club
9 Church St.
Front Royal, 22630

There was a nice one in Lincoln, NH too that I liked a lot. It is near Chet's place. They love to hear some hiking stories there. I ended up giving the lead at that one. Meeting are a great way to meet locals.

[LAF]

Anytime I come across a friend of bill's it is an opportunity to have a meeting . Look for me out there, trail name comes in 2 versions: LAF or LostAndFound.

[Other]

I have been in recovery now for many years. I have hiked my entire life. I have thru hiked the AT 3 times during recovery, and many other long trails. Speaking only for me, there is no place on earth where I can more increase my conscious contact with my higher power than the trail. Each morning I say my third step prayer asking to be useful that day, to do his will and not my own. At night I do the same review I do at home. The trail is a wonderful place to be a sober man. The Big Book says that if we are spiritually fit, there is no place we cannot go. On the trail my heart is full of wonder and my spirit soars, and I truly believe that every step I take, I walk hand in hand with the spirit of the universe.

[hilltackler]

Great thread! I've been in recovery for a few 24's and what helps me in the woods is listening to meetings that I've downloaded from Itunes. There are tons of them available and it's almost like being at a meeting. Some of the podcasts are specific to step meetings and others are recordings of open meetings. You hear the story of others and identify which helps you remember you're an alcoholic/addict.

I don't backpack with partying people per say but my friends do enjoy a night cap around the fire and that's cool and okay for them and most days it doesn't even bother me but on the occassion when I head back to my tent and the disease talks to me...I put in my ear buds and listen to a meeting which reminds me what happens when I pick up the first drink! You need to be reminded...download the podcasts! Have an awesome hike!

[Hillbilly Mac]

1st post since I got approved: A buddy of mine (USAF Disabled Veteran) blew out his knees before reaching NC this year, which is actually good...he's recovering & I'm in training for a 2015 thru-hike bid. I recently relapsed after 237 days, my 1st time sober in 18 years. I'm not active in AA, or any other program, but the universe seems to put the right people in my life at the right times & hopefully we'll meet on the trail when we need it most! I love the idea of the AA symbol on the pack & in the logs, so that'll be something for y'all to look for. I'll be dedicating my hike to the 32 friends that were killed during my 10 years in the Army, & a Navy SEAL who was a family friend killed in the Extortion 17 shoot-down in The Stan. That makes it Mount Katahdin or Death for me. So if you see 2 dysfunctional, PTSD-having, Disabled Veterans on the trail...I'll have a trail-side meeting with you! I won't be too hard to miss...

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Outside of the tattoo & you'll be able to find me from the rattle of the myriad of VA-issued pills I have to take with me, & most likely quite a bit of swearing (after 10 years in the Army, I don't even realize I'm swearing, so I apologize in advance if you have virgin ears). Here's to hoping nobody gives me the trail-name of Douchebag, or That Dead Guy Who Was So Hardcore He Didn't Leave The Trail When Severely Injured...