it is a relief to walk into a meeting and hear the same comforting, familiar slogans from friends each week. However, I’ve come to love OA meetings for their unpredictability, as well as their structure. ~ Voices of Recovery (Kindle Locations 2601-2603).

The same words red over and over,
t; the extent we could quote major blocks
of the script. But then again at time for open shares
we open our mouths and we’re shocked to hear
what is said, even that hich we share!
But more often than not, those words are exactly
what needs to be heard, often by the person who
utters the words! A meeting is a fugue, in fact:
a contrapuntal composition in which
a short melody or phrase (the subject)
is introduced by one part and
successively taken up by others
and developed by interweaving the parts.
Welcome to recovery, welcome home!