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Laugh and the fellowship laughs with you. Cry and the fellowship won’t let you cry alone. ∼Shelly M.

When we were using, by default, we ruled ourselves out of so many possibilities. Our options became fewer and fewer. Playfulness and laughter practically vanished from our lives. At first, mind-affecting chemicals made us laugh; although they quickly robbed us of the very joy we sought by taking them. In coming to C.D.A., we began to get well, and we enjoyed a giggle here and a chuckle there. Sometimes people tell their stories and the whole audience laughs in glee at the silly antics of what we did while in the grips of the disease or have done even in active recovery. In A.A., they tell us that “cheerfulness and laughter make for usefulness” (Alcoholics Anonymous P 132). Laughter does become part of the equation again. The Program and the Fellowship have given us the ability to laugh again. So give back to the Fellowship by allowing your laughter to arise from deep within.

The Fellowship tells me,

“Laugh like you mean it,” and I do.

When people were at the meetings, they were laughing from their hearts. I liked that.

∼Chemically Dependent Anonymous P 376