Tom Burns of Avon Lake Ohio - Inspiring 40+ Years of Sobriety in Alcoholics Anonymous | AA Recovery Story & Motivational Journey for Addiction Recovery" (Note: This is a sensitive topic and should be handled with care. The optimized title focuses on keywords like "sobriety," "Alcoholics Anonymous," and "addiction recovery" while maintaining respect for the subject. The added use case clarifies it as an inspirational story for those seeking recovery support.)

I have been in and out of AA since 1989, and I have been back since Oct 2008. I have worked hard to incorporate the program of AA into my daily living, but I have continued to struggle with feeling and improving my connection with my HP. Your CD talk from the Sandpipper Roundup in Dec 2004 just brought me home in my program. Maybe coincidence that your are Tom B. and I am Tom B., and that I retired in Sandpiper Bay, Sunset Beach, NC, but I think you provided the message of understanding my recovery in AA and that you were the messenger from the God of my understanding. I will continue to keep my feet moving in the program and turn my head over to my HP. I am focused more than ever on doing this thing the only way it was designed to work---One Day At A Time. Thank you for carrying the AA message to all of us willing to listen. I know you were an old timer in 2004, but I hope your HP has kept you around to enjoy your life in his world one day at a time. With gratitude and love for your message---God Bless--Tom B.