Yes I would like to have a user group, I need it been trudging a lot the last couple of days. Should we call our user group The A2k Friend's of BillW
Babs,
Quote:*I fail to see how our new visitor can talk about his
nicotine addiction - yet at the same time say - that
ours is a disease of "choice"
I had quite a few PMs w/him. He understands!
Quote:*We also have another newcomer - but you know
the type-they are not here because they are alcoholics,
they're just here because the court ordered them to
come because of that nasty little DUI
I know the type well and have but one thing to say - he has seen the light, he can not refuse the light is there - now he has to decide if he stays in the light. Some Do! I can only tell him my experiences and my strengths - My hope is I see him in five years in a meeting because it may mean he made it and I am still in the program!
friends of Bill W
Very much would like a meeting, would it be in the chatroom? I cannot access the chatroom and don't know how to download flash 4.
As for the potential newcomer, whether he is just thinking about his drinking, or the one with the dui - we are here to carry the message and the safety net - addiction is additction whether it's cigs, pot, booze or hard dsgrugs!
billw
excuse me I meant to say hard drugs.
seaglass (and others)
You'll find the chat room, when you go to your "Control Panel". The button is below the 'Welcome'.
Normally, you should have 'flash 4' on your computer.
However, you can check - and download - it here:
macromedia (flash)
User group added (Friends of BillW/AA). Let me know if you don't like the description; it can be changed.
Been there, done that, but couldn't figure out how to leave messages there? What's next?
This too will pass!
jespah, I would like to advance an image.
Bigger!
Um, what's the image for? I can't load it into the group description, if that's what you're aiming for.
PS You cannot leave messages in the chat room. Someone has to be chatting with you in order to read them.
I have recommended that we name our
user group Alcoholics Anonymous for
Members Only - while we leave the
outside thread open, I may change the
name to INTERESTED IN ALCOHOLIC
ANONYMOUS, HAVE QUESTIONS,
COMMENTS - ENTER HERE.
This will keep some VERY STRAY persons
from interfering with what is anonymous
amongst ONLY those of us who ARE AA
Members, we will eventually have a
closed group. OK? OK! Done!
Well I like to listen when in the group and the same on this thread, I don't see what it hurts to have it an "open meeting" as I have heard no one gets to AA by accident.
If some of these people learn a little about alcoholism, they may find they are already in the middle of it as I did.
Do I have to change my Avatar to join and go to a closed meeting?
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall....
This disease wants us dead kids. You'd think I would've learned by now...but ohhhhh noooo. Not me.
Nope you are always welcome no matter what in my opinion and I think that is the main point, acceptence.
Slimmerson and Mikey did you see that Jespah set up a user group for us. We can have closed or open meetings there and send e-mails to each other without going through the A2k pm function.
I have very mixed emotions about closed meetings, of any kind.
The sincere will stand out, and you can always ignore the cynics. Sooner or later they will go away.
Faith, Hope and Charity!
Peace on Earth and Goodwill Toward All Mankind!
Happy New Year All!
Happy New Year to all here!
Chaired a discussion meeting tonight on the 1st step. Interesting point made went something like this:
"It's not just enough that we recognize we were powerless over alcohol and that our lives had become unmanageable - It's also that we accept this principle."
This was very profound for me!
Knowing, and believing. That's an interesting distinction. Something to consider in a number of areas. Thanks, BillW.
if you know what I mean....but, that is 
