Midway Club

The Midway Club, 1161 Sherburne Ave., St.Paul, MN 55104 Pretty good club, lot's of meetings and real. I don't wanna violate the anonymity of AA, so no real names. Most of the members of this group are really down to earth and actually will talk about their struggles with addiction unlike a lot of clubs that seem to be a more formal and with almost scripted dialog. I'm not really sure how to describe a lot of what I see in AA clubs, but it's as though one dare not be negative about any of the steps. Kinda like if the program doesn't seem to be working for you it's because you're not working the program. "It works if you work it", is an AA motto and you're not working it if you see any flaws in the program. I'm trying to understand it better myself. "Fake it 'tll you make it", is another motto and you now, for me it does seem to work. It's the fellowship of AA that seems to work for me, and if you express negativity you won't become part of the fellowship. I've been going to AA meetings for about five years now and I'm just starting to catch on. Only the tendency is for me to wander away from the program and when I do I find it difficult to fit into the program. If you wanna stay clean in AA, you have to work the program and don't be a nay sayer. I'll be back, I gotta get something to eat.