I was able to go sober by myself (last drink was mid July) and haven’t had issues resisting at a bar recently, but now I’m realizing that I also need friends who are sober to do things other than go to a bar or club. How have you guys gone about meeting new people and finding new activities? So far I think I can join a local tennis group and try volunteering again. What else comes to mind?

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I’m a climber, so I meet people at the climbing gym

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Sports leagues, hiking, and meeting tons of people through AA who have become close friends to just hang with

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I started getting into board games and have met a ton of people through that. Was a really good step for me to find something that didn’t revolve around what I was trying to get away from. Plus you would not believe the variety they have for games now, most of which aimed at adults, a lot of fun!

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Hey, just wanted to say: well done staying sober since July! Keep it on

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It's funny how it works... first of all. We seem to make clean and sober a package deal when one can be a long way from the other. Clean comes first, hopefully by way of sustained abstinence.... and sober comes (sometimes) much later and means that you "SEE CLEARLY". You can't even take "the next right step" unless you can see clearly what that next step IS. But every step thereafter and every thought, desire, plan, and way of understanding Spirit will only be your own thinking unless you recognize them coming from SOMEWHERE ELSE! Not from the place that all your old thoughts came from.
In the program, you'll here of changing: people, places, and things... well here's the rub. In Natural, opposite attracts.... in the Spirit, LIKE attracts. So... a you improve you Spirit Consciousness, raising you vibration, you attracts people, places, and things of SIMILAR vibrations. You seem to be in the SAME WAVELENGTH (like tuning into the same station on the radio or television) You won't have do away with those of your past, THEY will leave you because you are no longer on the same frequency, or consciousness level.... and you will start (and hopefully continue to ATTRACT new people, places, and things that are on you NEW Wavelength and/or Consciousness.
Does this answer you request?

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OP I would suggest looking into joining some local facebook groups and seeing what others are doing in there. We have a really good group where people will post activities that are going on daily and then I just attend what I can. There are so many sober events happening out there.

Just keep dreaming and stay strong

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