STEP 4 IS A MOTHERFUCKER!! I love the meetings in my area and my homegroup. I made coffee, I set up, cleaned up, did it all. I even made it to secretary after having only 3 months clean and the requirement was 6 months clean, but they liked me and had faith in me. I counted the days, read the pamphlets, gave hugs and all, everytime I relapsed they never turned their backs on me, never made me feel bad. I truly love those folks. And when it was on St. Marks Place, I practically lived in there when I first came out of rehab, I was scared to go anywhere else for fear of using, so I stayed there and they had meetings 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
I like step meetings, but prefer open discussion and speaker meetings. Ive made a few womens only ones and didnt care for that, it was about being abused and I couldnt relate, I havent been in those types of relationshits. I related w/some feelings of pain and using but it wasnt for me. I have all the books, but I havent written anything in the Step Working Guide book.
Good for you for staying clean all those years, I know its a very hard thing to do and I admire anyone who has done it.
Congrats!!
I seriously mean that, congratulations to you.

I read my NA book all the time and my Just for Today everyday faithfully.

Actually my first meeting, when I introduced myself, 5 people bought me a book without speaking to each other first, so I left my first meeting w/my key ring and 5 NA books.....I cherish them.