We have a group of old-timers who have stopped going to meetings. Some of the group members had more than 30 years of sobriety. We used Richard Rohr's book "Breathing Under Water" as an enticement to come together, and you should have witnessed the beauty of fresh eyes as we poured into the book. People 15 or more years old stop going to meetings for various reasons: boredom, family pressure, old friends moving away, or dying. Some are admittedly hanging by a thread. They had stopped remembering how important it is to share our stories with someone with skin on. We have Al Anons and AA members in the same meeting feeding off each other. I am a double winner with children of an alcoholic who have suffered addiction too. Al-Anon showed me how to protect my family from an active addict. Most of the "saintly nine" I call them have suffered the same way I have and some have lost children.  Please, if you know an old-timer invite him/her to a meeting. Come up with a fresh idea that will keep them coming. Don't be afraid to mix with the winners.  

Bob L.
Tomball, TX.