N.J., of Macon, GA, says: “…The other $60.00 is $20.00 each for November, December, and January with love, to carry the SA message. We now have one man who has six months’ sobriety. We have had four members for the last three months. We remember you often in our prayers.”
D.B., of New York, NY, writes: “We’re feeling better than ever in New York.… Most of the groups are consistently well attended, and it’s easier than ever to find speakers with the sobriety requirement. We feel so good about our solid group of members who are staying sober one day at a time.
“A lot of us feel it has something to do with sponsorship.… For me it’s particularly encouraging to see the growing numbers of sober gay members—AIDS is claiming so many of our friends, and thanks to SA, a lot of us are removing ourselves from that game of Russian Roulette.… One thing I’ve noticed that’s kind of painful to see is how difficult it seems to be for members to get sober after a slip. A couple of my favorite friends in the program, some who’d put together months of sobriety, some years, have slipped.… It must be true when they say, ‘It’s easier to stay stopped than to get stopped.’ … By the grace of God I’m fast approaching my second anniversary of sexual sobriety. It’s a whole new world, isn’t it?”
J.M., of Cleveland Heights, OH, says: “I’m writing you this letter in my eighth month of sexual sobriety and my 11th month of quitting smoking, and I’m attempting to stop my ‘popaholism.’
“Our two groups in Cleveland seem to be in a transition period, and we need some guidance from our Higher Power and people in the program who are willing to step forward. We have a solid core of people who seem to be making the attempt at being sober—they have the desire. Thank God in all the meetings I’ve attended only one has been disrupted by a newcomer.
“Maybe you could pass the word to those interested to remember our groups in their meditation.…”
D.W., of Robbinsdale, MN, reports: “…We as a group feel good about being a part of the SA movement—we voted to try and send $15.00 a month instead of $10.00—we will see how it goes.…”
