Sober 19 years since 1998, Adam was a newcomer for 17 years. He-picked up a bucket full of white chips.
He started coming to AA when he was 16 years old.
He went through residential treatment 28 times - not 28 days.
His sponsor told him that did not make him an alcoholic. It just meant he spent half a million dollars for a Big Book,
His mom eventually moved and did not leave a forwarding address.
This talk is packed with memorable tidbits.
"I didn't come to AA because I had a bad weekend. I had a couple of bad decades. And for me, eventually, this becomes a matter of life and death."
"If God didn't give me more than I can handle, I wouldn't need God's help."
"If your new, 'help' is the dirtiest little four letter word in AA."
"Driven by 100 forms of fear boils down to five basic ideas: Abandonment, Rejection, Betrayal, Disrespect and Authority."