If you use drugs or alcohol that is YOUR business - If you want to stop and CAN'T there is a solution. It has worked for me and thousands if not millions of others. A.A and the other 12 step programs are spiritual NOT religious programs. It is my personal belief that Drug and Alcohol addictions are of a spiritual nature and that only a spiritual awakening can give long term relief.

I started using Drugs and Alcohol as a kid to fit in but then I liked what they did for me. They made me bigger, stronger, better looking and provided the social lubricant I needed to not feel so out of place. They were my best friends for many years. Sex drugs and Rock n Roll were my credo. But some where along the line they turned on me. I wanted to stop and couldn't. Every day I told myself "Not before 5:00" and every day I was high by 9:00 in the morning. I hated myself and what I had become.

Now a lot of people thought I was ok. I never had a DUI, gotten arrested or lost my job. But I lost me and the hole inside was eating me up. I had managed short periods of abstinence from drugs and booze but they never lasted. During one of these "dry" spells it was suggested that I check out A.A. I figured sure why not. I was fortunate enough to find a meeting that catered to bikers. These people actualy looked like they enjoyed life without alcohol. They made me welcome and didn't ask what I rode or what kind of stash I had or if I would buy the next round. They just kept telling me to "keep coming back". I must admit I had a few personality problems back then. I was terrified but couldn't let on so I tried to cover it up with arrogance and was pretty much a class A asshole. But you know, they hugged me and said "keep coming back" That was in 1990.

I don't know if I owe these folks my life, with my luck I would have lived a long miserable life, but I owe them for whatever joy and serenity is in my life. They have seen me through a divorce, a major job accident, 2 back surgeries, A 2 year battle with Workman's Comp, a couple of broke down scooters and the death of my best dog. - To the Free Riders group of Alcoholics Anonymous, I love yall.

The Promises of A.A.

We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness. We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it. We will comprehend the word serenity and we will know peace. No matter how far down the scale we have gone, we will see how our experience can benefit others. That feeling of uselessness and self-pity will disappear. We will lose interest in selfish things and gain interest in our fellows. Self- seeking will slip away. Our whole attitude and outlook upon life will change. Fear of people and of economic insecurity will leave us. We will intuitively know how to handle situations which used to baffle us. We will suddenly realize that God is doing for us what we could not do for ourselves.

Are these extravagant promises? We think not. They are being fulfilled among us -- sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly. They will always materialize if we work for them.

Abandon yourself to God as you understand God. Admit your faults to Him and to your fellows. Clear away the wreckage of your past. Give freely of what you find and join us. We shall be with you in the Fellowship of the Spirit, and you will surely meet some of us as you trudge the Road of Happy Destiny.

May God bless you and keep you -- until then.


ATTENTION PLEASE   This is real new I was hoping to have more links to other Bikers in Recovery but am having trouble finding very many. If you are a biker in recovery and have a web site I would appreciate your URL or if you would not mind having an email link here please let me know. There are a lot of Brothers and Sisters still out there.

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