u/Electrical_Rich_9381

I could be wrong, but it’s this is what I’ve observed over the years. The people who always share about there not being a God or having no Higher Power is the one usually getter their ass whooped by life. The more time they gave, the worse life is beating them.

Anothet observation I’ve made is that there are some people in AA who only recognize God when the going gets rough. Things get better, they disregard God, and things get rough again, but this time there’s no avail.

Clearly this isn’t the case for every single person who doesn’t believe in God or a Higher Power, but there’s usually a correlation there.

Me personally, I’ve never played about God or with God. I’m thankful and grateful for everything, plus I know the power of His grace and mercy, making me even more grateful. So I’ve never understood those who curse God or call his name in vein and then are shocked to find out that only getting sober wont fix everything. It’s kind of like the principles laid out in AA are the same principles laid out in the Bible and it all revolves around being a good person, not just being sober.

My wife was literally laughing and joking about this earlier today. She’s never met anyone who can stay up all night, get 3 hours of sleep, and still consistently function at a high rate lol. She’s come to the conclusion that it’s genetic. My dad goes to bed around 4-5am and wakes up around 7-8am and is ready to go. My mom has always done the same thing too while I was growing up. Both of my parents still barely sleep. I think it’s an advantage because I always tell my wife “money doesn’t sleep so neither do I” lol. She says it’s not normal, but I think it is.

Today I got an email from Amex stating that they were ”reviewing my account for a possible spending limit” due to my FICO score dropping 30 points because I paid off a car 4 years early.

For context, I bought a new car a little over 1 month ago. When I got the first car note, I just paid off the entire balance all at once. This led to that credit account closing. Because I paid it off so early, my credit score dropped. I went from a 742 to a 712.

Due to the temporary dip in my credit score, Amex said they were going to review my account for a possible spending limit(I currently don’t have a limit and my card has never declined, no matter how big the purchase), so I could with pay $17,000, or they would possible put a spending limit on the card. I had until May 12th to make the payment or await their decision.

I just ended up paying the $17000 and they immediately activated my card again with no spending limit. The representative on the phone noted that I have exceptional payment history and I’ve never been late/missed a payment.

I told her that because of my exceptional payment history, I shouldn’t have needed a review in the first place! I pay my balance in full every single month. I don’t use the pay later option for anything. I just pay what I owe as soon as I get the statement. Before this “review,” which didn’t even happen because I paid immediately, my account clearly stated “no payment is due at this time.” I feel like I’ve been fleeced into paying my monthly balance a few weeks early.(I was going to pay it anyways lol) Couldn’t Amex have seen that my credit dropped due to me paying $74,000 to close an auto loan account rather than me missing a payment/being a credit risk?

Has this ever happened to anyone before? Would they have actually put a limit on my card? What was even the point of it?

once a week I go to mMy gratitude meeting. The people in there are reflections of what I’d hate to be. I don’t speak to any of them, truth be told, Im better than them, but they keep me sober. it keeps me grounded because if I were to end up like any of those people, I’d probably end it all. My biggest fear is being old and miserable, so I keep coming back to avoid that. keeps me on the straight and narrow, putting in an extra effort at work, etc. My wife has been to this meeting with me before, she thinks all of these people are pure losers. she doesn’t even know why I go, but it’s purely because it’s a reflection of what could be. it’s weird, but it keeps me sober

Sometimes I sit back and think to myself where would I be if I wasn‘t sober? I’ve been very blessed and very lucky in my sobriety. I wouldn’t trade this for anything in the world. Had someone told me this is what my life looked like a few years ago, I wouldn’t have believed it. Especially if you would’ve told me it’d happen this quickly. I did the work and it’s visible. I run a program that looks a lot different from the AA standard, but it keeps me sober, and it’s been working well. I’m grateful. I started with nothing to lose, now I can’t even count all of my blessings. This shit works if you work it, and what I mean by that is, don’t drink or use. If you need to rely on the big book, do it. If fellowship is important for you, do it. Do what is needed for you and your sobriety. At the end of the day, the end goal is to not to take a drink or drug. I’m a firm believer that if you aren’t drinking or drugging, you should see positive changes. There should be upward progression in your life. You should be able to achieve what you set your mind to in sobriety. The Bible says that in order to be in contact with God, you’ll need a sober mind. As long as you’re sober, your higher power will hear you, and He will help you. As long as you’re putting in the work on your end, the rest will sort itself out.

I need a hotel room for my sister in-laws graduation within the next 2 weeks. All of the hotels that I would normally stay are sold out already. Would it be possible for the concierge to somehow find me a decent room at a place better than the Marriott? I’ve never used the concierge before, so I’d rather ask here before calling and wasting my time.