tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29205162.post8248190362615500213..comments2024-01-13T01:45:45.724+00:00Comments on Recovery Archive: Wonderful old timers and dodgy old timersAn Irish Friend of Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15781376087404079818noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29205162.post-71470333534922138452010-08-02T05:46:24.379+01:002010-08-02T05:46:24.379+01:00Thank you for the lovely Monk post. I enjoyed it&#...Thank you for the lovely Monk post. I enjoyed it's message.Di-Githttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10770400058372063740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29205162.post-8658598606831272392010-08-01T23:39:39.848+01:002010-08-01T23:39:39.848+01:00hello y'awl fecker
hope all is well with you
:...hello y'awl fecker<br />hope all is well with you<br />:Djohnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10340689357666450129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29205162.post-42163535633658620672010-07-06T13:58:44.641+01:002010-07-06T13:58:44.641+01:00I am signing up for teaching sessions at the nearb...I am signing up for teaching sessions at the nearby Dharma Center. I think it will be complementary to Al-Anon teachings.Sydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05642843245634635843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29205162.post-51856486507964696222010-07-05T09:50:31.822+01:002010-07-05T09:50:31.822+01:00Di Git very nice to meet you :) Im not very good a...Di Git very nice to meet you :) Im not very good at asking others what their jobs are/used to be so I do not know any monks in AA off ht etop of my head, but for all I know, I already know a few! i should ask these things more often :)<br />Glad you are back after time out, and I am glad you have found a meeting you like. You know, you are welcome to email me or skype me if anything is confusing or ? whatever. Skype name: ifobskype as I am female in case you didnt already know.<br /><br />and thanks for commenting NOS and TTP :)An Irish Friend of Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15781376087404079818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29205162.post-23342921394502791492010-07-05T03:57:17.483+01:002010-07-05T03:57:17.483+01:00thank you for your blog. I work a 12 step program ...thank you for your blog. I work a 12 step program that also works Buddhism into our practice. I am lucky to have found the AA meeting after being away from the program for many years. It has helped keep me sober one day at a time. Alcoholism is a progressive disease as they say in the program, I was out for six years. There are a few monks in our AA group and it is enlightening to listen to their experience strength and hope.Di-Githttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10770400058372063740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29205162.post-60275243336622854432010-07-04T15:15:11.739+01:002010-07-04T15:15:11.739+01:00The other day I posted a short reflection I experi...The other day I posted a short reflection I experienced. I summed it up with I need you all(friend and foe) to hold hold up the honest mirror in my face so that I can do self reflection and grow into the person my HP created me to be. <br />I thank God for His patience with me and for the grace to acknowledge the new-comer in the mirror each morning.<br />Say a prayer for this 48yr old timer. I'm still wet paint.<br /><br />Loved the video. PS. group and individual meditation is my daily/weekly fare.<br /><br />JimThe Turning Pointhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00292907292206539908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29205162.post-1057790238093394532010-07-04T15:01:32.054+01:002010-07-04T15:01:32.054+01:00Hi AIFOB, long time no "see!" I think y...Hi AIFOB, long time no "see!" I think you're right about step 11-- there are 12 steps for a reason and goosestepping past one is not how AA was designed. That being said, I think step 11 is really difficult. I know in my experience I have cut off contact with my God because of my eating disorder and depression. I can't help but feel betrayed or forgotten by Him.<br /><br />I hope you have a good day, and I hope to read more of your writing soon!<br /><br />Wishing you well,<br />NOSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29205162.post-58757634052794744692010-07-04T11:53:58.045+01:002010-07-04T11:53:58.045+01:00"I think a problem that many of addicts can h..."I think a problem that many of addicts can have is we don’t realise how far we have gone off the rails until we find ourselves back on the path again."<br /><br />well yes Paul I can relate to that :) I am always a bit embarrassed to quote u2 lyrics, but I love this one from stuck in a moment.. <br />..I was unconscious, half asleep. the water is warm 'til you discover how deep..<br />at 2mins 45s on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqFXZMdpMuk<br /><br />the capacity for deluding ourselves never ever goes away, so for me, that means I have to try my best to pay attention every ! day, because every day I could cause untold damage to my life if I take my eye off the ball. Even if I never drink. 'You snooze, you lose' as they say. And I do not want to squander what I have been given, so I have to TRY my best not to delude myself. Not easy! Being as honest as I can be with myself requires constant effort. But it is worth it!<br /><br />Anyway, thanks for saying hello, and I wish you every success with your journey. ..with or without the 'Pub with no beer' as I like to call AA :)An Irish Friend of Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15781376087404079818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29205162.post-73792754032697481552010-07-04T11:03:53.612+01:002010-07-04T11:03:53.612+01:00I enjoyed your post and the video was something I ...I enjoyed your post and the video was something I really appreciated. I am not a member of AA, but I did attend meeting for two years during my twenties. I got sober again a few years back and followed a different path; it works for me. I still have a lot of respect for AA and I do find that much of the program is still relevant to my life; in particular step 11. When I’m too caught up in life I suffer, but when I take time to deal with my spiritual health my life becomes a whole lot more manageable. I think a problem that many of addicts can have is we don’t realise how far we have gone off the rails until we find ourselves back on the path again.Paul Garriganhttp://paulgarrigan.com/noreply@blogger.com