Walter and Andrew,
...Now they've got "Hard" lemonade, and Ice tea here, so can cider be far behind?
Before you speak, ask yourself is it kind, is it necessary, is it true, does it improve on the silence.
Shirdi Sai Bala
Or:
..."It is better to keep quiet and be thought of as a fool, than to open your mouth, and remove all doubt."
Hello snood - happy one day (at a time)!
That was a good come back Boo.
Comeback? I thoght it was teamwork good Buddy!
Here's a couple of verses that have helped me in my journey:
". . . whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things.
"The things you have learned and received and hear and seen in me, practice these things, and the God of peace will be be with you."
--Philippians 4:8-9(NASB)
I have been steadily increasing my attendance at AA
meetings & my mood, my serenity, my ability to accept
what I can't change has been improving proportionately!!
*Now, dealing with my S.O.'s loss of vision is sure a VERY
tough issue to deal with . A wonderful woman named Amy
comes out from ILAB - she ever so patiently teaches,
instructs, trains: how to use the blind canes, how to deal
w/ steps, with intersections. Thank Heaven, it all can only
happen one day at a time. SOMEHOW - things I believed
I could NEVER live through, ARE being lived through with
enough peace and serenity for each day, one at a time. I
KNOW there is not ONE THING THAT HAPPENS IN MY
CREATOR'S WORLD BY MISTAKE!! It may be very hard for
me to see the grand scheme of things & easy to get lost in
the horror of what is actually happening. But, I have so much
past experience to help me go through this kind of tough
situation, very tough days, very emotional moments,
There is absolutely NO excuse for self-pity at this moment.
I AM hoping & praying that it doesn't continue to the point
of total blindness.
*I never knew there were so many kinds of eye doctors.
The optometrist (the guy who fits you with glasses,contacts)
An opthamologist (a doctor, who specializes in diseases
of the eye)
A retina specialist (also a doctor, handles retina problems)
A neuro-opthamologist (I can't figure out WHAT that one does
yet) I can't even understand him when he talks. He is VERY
foreign.
*Out of ALL these persons, doctors etc. NOT ONE can say WHY
this is happening. No diabetic issues, no trauma to the eye.
Zero... no reason that we know of, or that the doctors can find.
The thing that is happening, is that all the peripheral vision (or
side, and up & down vision) is being lost - to the point where
there is just one little tunnel directly in front of the eye through
which ANYTHING at all CAN be seen.
Babs, you know that our prayers are with you and your loved one.
Babs, I hurt when you hurt
Today I am celebrating my belly button birthday, ---- but on March 17, I will be celebrating my 22nd year in the program!!!!!!!!!
There will be a big party at my house on the Volcano - and the jacuzzi will be fired up. And everyone is invited. There will be a special candlelight meeting in the lava tube at Volcano National Park.
BYOBB (that mean BIG BOOK)
Babs, hope you are feeling better - Sounds like you and your significant other should come and spend some time in the jacuzzi.
Congrats, seaglass!
... and, yes, it's quite funny (sometimes, at least) just watching the others
...
AA Thought for the Day
March 3, 2001
Membership
"AA is really saying to every serious drinker,
'You are an AA member if you say so.
You can declare yourself in;
nobody can keep you out.
No matter who you are,
no matter how low you've gone,
no matter how grave your emotional complications--
even your crimes--
we still can't deny you AA.
We don't want to keep you out.
We aren't a bit afraid you'll harm us,
never mind how twisted or violent you may be.
We just want to be sure that you get
the same great chance for sobriety that we've had.
So you're an AA member the minute you declare yourself.'"
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, p. 139
Copyright © 1952 A.A.W.S.
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Thought to Ponder....
Let us always love the best in others--
and never fear their worst.
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Recovery Related Acronym
H O P E = Hearing Other Peoples' Experience.
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A Member Shares...
I am Alice, and I am an alcoholic sober by the Grace of God and the AA Program.
When I first came to these rooms I had no intention of being a part of AA. I only went to appease my sister. I had the attitude, "...and on Wednesdays I do AA," and, "...on Thursdays I do tennis," etc. I liked sitting in the room and judging you poor people. I did not see myself as a part of AA at all. I began to hear stories though ... and hear about how people were dealing with life without drinking. I found myself looking forward to hearing how so-and-so made out with her marriage problem, or whatever life issues people talked about. I even found myself looking forward to hearing some people because I liked their style. But I also kept drinking. When I finally wanted to get sober and found I couldn't do it on willpower I became suicidal, and instead of killing myself I called AA. A woman took me to the first meeting I went to because I wanted to be sober. I was hugged at the door. I felt like I was HOME. I started doing whatever she suggested and an amazing thing happened. I stopped drinking and began to change. I can tell you from personal experience that AA works. And it works best if you don't drink. Thanks for letting me share.
- Alice
(All shares are reproduced with the kind permission of the person sharing)
People sample AA for many reasons, and it doesn't matter as long as some of them wind up with the same result.
Thank you Merry Andrew and Walter. Come to think of it 22 years is awesome. If anyone had told me where I would be today 22 years ago I would have shook my head in disbelief.
Don't dirnk, go to a meeting and call your sponsor. This program does work.
Keep coming back!
It works if you work it.
Kudos to seaglass, a remarkable achievement accomplished one day at a time.
