Have any of you ever been to a MMA fight (mixed martial arts)? I have! I went for the very first time this last weekend. It was called the Rage in the Cage and it was at US Airways Arena. I went to go see Rico Rodriguez. He was the past heavyweight champ of the UFC when he was only 19! I heard him speak on the radio about how he started hanging out with the wrong people and got into drugs and alcohol. He was recently on the show Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew. He mentioned he has been sober now for 16 months. That is awesome. So me and a few other sober buddies went to cheer him on. It was a good time. Tickets were only $25.00 and they were great seats. I was a little nervous that there might be the type of guys there that might pick a fight for no reason. But no one started any fights with me. So I was really glad that nothing like that happened. Being able to go to an event like that and not being tempted or afraid that I may drink means a lot to me. I was afraid that when I got sober I would not be able to do normal things, that I would have to stay away from alcohol completely. Thanks to AA I have grown and changed on the inside so that I can do anything I want as long as I am in a good place emotionally.
After that night I can also see that I have changed and grown in the bullying area as well. I think Alcoholics Anonymous has helped me with this as well. I used to not go to events like this or put myself in situations that I thought might be dangerous. I used to be afraid that I might do something stupid in a stupid situation. But I am a different person today and I have learned to trust myself more. On top of that I don’t do as much stupid stuff. I believe it is because I am more humble today and less selfish.