tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post1474948149373792265..comments2024-02-05T11:32:25.407-05:00Comments on I'm just F.I.N.E.-- Recovery in Al-Anon: A lot of gratitudeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-21215412988744026582009-09-29T08:13:01.292-04:002009-09-29T08:13:01.292-04:00A valuable post on gratitude.
Thanks,
Karim - Min...A valuable post on gratitude.<br /><br />Thanks,<br />Karim - <a href="http://www.101selfhelpsuccessmotivation.com%20/" rel="nofollow">Mind Power</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-90259917948405834902009-09-11T23:03:31.716-04:002009-09-11T23:03:31.716-04:00I really like the picture with this post. Did you ...I really like the picture with this post. Did you take it yourself? I have a thing for old doors.Judithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16354890444410748967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-33007749659972106482009-09-10T08:36:30.525-04:002009-09-10T08:36:30.525-04:00Glad you had a great time...
Thank you for your s...Glad you had a great time...<br /><br />Thank you for your service...<br /><br />Blessings and aloha...Ed G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15063291064985198651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-4154724058149401622009-09-10T04:25:27.299-04:002009-09-10T04:25:27.299-04:00that first meeting is all-important, to build the ...that first meeting is all-important, to build the desire to come back again, to provide the security of knowing you're in good hands...Shadowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05999801833389058410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-18846445546529365242009-09-10T02:56:30.144-04:002009-09-10T02:56:30.144-04:00Welcome back! I love sharing with newcomers and re...Welcome back! I love sharing with newcomers and recalling my own desperation and that dawning of hope --Mary LAhttp://louisey.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-58215834969787028582009-09-10T01:24:47.285-04:002009-09-10T01:24:47.285-04:00I am so grateful for people like you who keep comi...I am so grateful for people like you who keep coming back. We can't keep it unless we give it away...and it sounds like you're the lucky one. Where would any us be if the ones who walked before us weren't there when we were new?Tall Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278195551060786353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-83498837314788990472009-09-10T00:33:01.607-04:002009-09-10T00:33:01.607-04:00More is revealed and I am always trying to learn a...More is revealed and I am always trying to learn and grow this makes me a newcomer. Thanks for showing up for yourself in recovery your blog brings alot of insight.Di-Githttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10770400058372063740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-46533523002618383132009-09-09T20:45:54.050-04:002009-09-09T20:45:54.050-04:00I have had to push myself to speak in meetings, bu...I have had to push myself to speak in meetings, but I try to in every meeting. At first I thought my 5 months of sobriety wouldn't really be able to contribute much.<br /><br />I have found we are all helping each other with our battle scars. Some helping us to learn to live in recovery, others recounting their own hell-stories to keep that memory fresh. <br /><br />I am still scared to death of my alcoholism. I know vivid memories of the last drunks are what keep me scared.<br /><br />Thanks for your blog, Syd.Sobr1https://www.blogger.com/profile/01620821242347615150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-73369974111701848432009-09-09T19:02:58.191-04:002009-09-09T19:02:58.191-04:00I added a Beginners meeting to my schedule. It kee...I added a Beginners meeting to my schedule. It keeps things really fresh!Scott Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06361224878660334532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-54243256326864093372009-09-09T15:50:54.719-04:002009-09-09T15:50:54.719-04:00Glad you had a nice long sailing weekend, Syd. Hop...Glad you had a nice long sailing weekend, Syd. Hope your week will be a good one.<br /><br />Love,<br /><br />SBSarcastic Bastardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17116577711704241625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-85577317241862484452009-09-09T15:35:36.744-04:002009-09-09T15:35:36.744-04:00I hope someday I can sit in a meeting with you Syd...I hope someday I can sit in a meeting with you Syd.Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09496172669599418214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-32069768001758379102009-09-09T14:57:31.988-04:002009-09-09T14:57:31.988-04:00Sometimes when we can't speak, someone else wi...Sometimes when we can't speak, someone else will and it helps us, then when we speak, we in turn help someone else..and on and on and on. Love that about he program and I am a newbie:) Nice post!The neverending battle of child's opiate addictionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04138779247145438268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-77452732442868356762009-09-09T14:13:33.914-04:002009-09-09T14:13:33.914-04:00I too, like you, value the Newcomer. In practicin...I too, like you, value the Newcomer. In practicing the same unconditional love that I received, I get so much more back in return. <br /><br />NamasteAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128247878961221421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-17662446930177856352009-09-09T14:09:04.581-04:002009-09-09T14:09:04.581-04:00I agree with you 100%. I was part of a beginners ...I agree with you 100%. I was part of a beginners meeting where we were allowed to share our experiences and what brought us to Al-anon's doors. That is what got me to come back again and again intially.Ginhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11927048986907155785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-1771937100227857372009-09-09T14:01:15.884-04:002009-09-09T14:01:15.884-04:00I agree - and without newcomers, we oldtimers can ...I agree - and without newcomers, we oldtimers can begin to stagnate. Some of my happiest moments have been when a newcomer speaks with delight of how a program tool has worked for them. I never get tired of it.<br />Bless you for stepping up to chair that newcomers meeting.TAAAFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03607602088454891329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-8742713701186569872009-09-09T12:11:38.195-04:002009-09-09T12:11:38.195-04:00Bravo on the beginner's meeting.
I am still ne...Bravo on the beginner's meeting.<br />I am still new to Al-Anon. I know I belong there, but I don't know what I'm getting from it. So, I'll just keep on comin' back.dAAvehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10378341182741173178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-84615802133611327482009-09-09T11:55:26.366-04:002009-09-09T11:55:26.366-04:00You know Syd just lately I have been avoiding shar...You know Syd just lately I have been avoiding sharing at meetings, just cant get any words out of my mouth, that could be why I keep suffering these temper tantrums.<br />Next week I promise I will share from the floor rather than sitting there staring into space.<br />Its so easy to drift off from the program but my dad being in hospital has made me realise that these AA teachings are not just words they really do work.<br />I was reading my AA bible last night for the first time in ages and I said a long prayer to God, I could almost feel his presence and warmth around me.<br />Thanks for reminding me of my end of the dealMichaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16204327191044441383noreply@blogger.com