When away from home base, do you take your knowledge of the group and God with you? Or do you feel safe only at home? How can you safeguard your program of sanity and serenity when traveling? How do you do it?
This is a good question because I travel between two homes. I also visit family/friends and travel for program conventions.
I always take HP (God) with me wherever I go. In fact, I say a prayer before each trip asking HP (God), if it's his will, to help us safely arrive at our destination. This is fairly new for me. In the past, I would ask HP (God) to help us reach our destination safely. I never asked for his will. My spiritual program is changing, so my prayers are changing. I find I'm willing to accept Gods will in my life today - in the past it was still about me and my prayers reflected it.
My home fellowship travels with me, no matter where I go. Part of the reason for this is my daily phone calls and the continued work I do for Intergroup. It's also because I go to quite a few meetings - I carry memories of each member with me, in my heart. I consider them family and they go with me wherever I go.
My abstinence, sanity and serenity is also protected by taking program with me. I have my daily readers, A.A. Big Book and 12&12, program questions (I do one each day), World Service phone meeting list, speaker CD's, my computer and a cell phone. When I'm away, I do the same things I would normally do at home.
Even when I go to conventions, I will take my books, questions, cell phone and my food with me. Several times I've even taken a microwave and refrigerator with me! My abstinence comes before everything else.
I am willing to go to any length to keep the peace and serenity I have in my life today. It's taken a long time to be where I am and I'm not willing to give it up.
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