tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post4336323807915898238..comments2024-02-05T11:32:25.407-05:00Comments on I'm just F.I.N.E.-- Recovery in Al-Anon: Steering a courseUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-86497771079192708632011-10-31T10:12:50.545-04:002011-10-31T10:12:50.545-04:00I too am a sailor and find many analogies with rec...I too am a sailor and find many analogies with recovery. This week I shared at a meeting that when I worked on a sailboat for a time in the Caribbean that people would see a storm coming and panic and ask if we were headed in. I would tell them no, that we could sail around the storm. And if we couldn’t we would enjoy the rain and seek sunshine as soon as we possible. <br /><br />This week I asked my husband to move out. His disease is escalating and he is unavailable as a father or a husband and it has had a very negative effect on our home environment. I am devastated but also see that I have steered out of the storm. From here, I can see more clearly and hope for better days.<br />Thanks again for this blog. It has become an important part of my day.beesthingsflowersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-78735075601156165162011-10-30T15:21:50.772-04:002011-10-30T15:21:50.772-04:00Being of service to others is the greatest "t...Being of service to others is the greatest "therapy" I can think of. And being ACTIVE - doing something. <br /><br />The best I ever saw Nicole was when she and her boyfriend at the time were going to the gym. She really worked it - I don't know why she quit going but I know she didn't drink much (if at all) during that time frame. It kept her <i>busy</i>. <br /><br />Gym works better than therapy, IMO.Have Myelin?https://www.blogger.com/profile/05704037582961814202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-50903550640230250082011-10-30T09:57:59.595-04:002011-10-30T09:57:59.595-04:00Thank you for being there - sharing recovery and n...Thank you for being there - sharing recovery and not advice that doesn't belong in a meeting.Mary Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08156474205414127488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-73508530830183038362011-10-30T01:05:53.158-04:002011-10-30T01:05:53.158-04:00I think we go to those meetings to testify that li...I think we go to those meetings to testify that lives can be changed by doing simple things, because someone was there testifying when we showed up. Someone will hear, and we often don't know who that is. I guess it's none of our business, is it? Our job is to keep showing up, steer the course, and testify.Enchanted Oakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14815997287116818456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-25024750393927316142011-10-29T20:46:38.651-04:002011-10-29T20:46:38.651-04:00"I wish that we could navigate as well, as hu...<i>"I wish that we could navigate as well, as humans.</i><br /><br />We can.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-23678308516799171242011-10-29T13:40:28.703-04:002011-10-29T13:40:28.703-04:00Syd, congratulations on the course. I know it take...Syd, congratulations on the course. I know it takes much skill, and knowledge to navigate that way. You are a person who never stops learning.<br /><br />I once got lost in a swimming pool, so now I stay away from large bodies of water;)Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09496172669599418214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-59912508258720875822011-10-29T10:51:53.950-04:002011-10-29T10:51:53.950-04:00I love your analogy of determining the course base...I love your analogy of determining the course based on current and wind ... applied to our lives it makes perfect sense.Ginniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12749133391349265563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-618432998663693322011-10-29T10:29:10.060-04:002011-10-29T10:29:10.060-04:00I find it helpful to remember that sometimes it is...I find it helpful to remember that sometimes it is very necessary for a person to do Program Plus. <br /><br />Religion need not be an outside issue, if it is shared without dogma and without specifics.<br /><br />And sometimes, it is essential for folks new to program to hear someone say that it is absolutely fine to get that outside help that makes it possible for them to be stable enough.. to continue in program....Smittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12681768755769989964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-75232153674507400962011-10-29T08:03:08.364-04:002011-10-29T08:03:08.364-04:00i agree, great share :) thanks for the great shar...i agree, great share :) thanks for the great share.chrissiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00018261205785835938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-25683818552437181942011-10-28T21:10:15.875-04:002011-10-28T21:10:15.875-04:00Great quote but the photo is more than words can e...Great quote but the photo is more than words can express. Stunning? Amazing? Gorgeous? Fabulous? They all work for that scene. <br /><br />Stay the course - a good one -- and may your friend see an oak tree from the acorns.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06948631272816359901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-6510803401139523862011-10-28T18:07:39.743-04:002011-10-28T18:07:39.743-04:00Your photography is exquisite and always perfectly...Your photography is exquisite and always perfectly suited to your reflections. When I scroll through your entries, it is a stroll through a museum-quality collection of art.DMcClearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07148344130220561113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-26576003462204241642011-10-28T16:09:15.964-04:002011-10-28T16:09:15.964-04:00Syd, piloting: what a wonderful metaphor. What is ...Syd, piloting: what a wonderful metaphor. What is the instrumentation you use? Sailors used to navigate by the stars. <br /><br />The Shaw quotation reminds me of Viktor Frankl, who said that success can't be pursued, it must ensue from dedicated service to a worthy cause. x/GGuineverehttp://guineveregetssober.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-22379242431333320402011-10-28T15:37:42.654-04:002011-10-28T15:37:42.654-04:00My girlfriend said we can't propel ourselves i...My girlfriend said we can't propel ourselves into awareness. I had to hear that. But the program has given me the tools to chart a course. It's very slow sailing for me. :) Congrats on your navigation course. Sounds challenging. Good read today.Let Go, Let Godhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02734821434596510493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-11256815097434163042011-10-28T14:02:38.357-04:002011-10-28T14:02:38.357-04:00Great share.
We have choices with the help of the ...Great share.<br />We have choices with the help of the program I am able to see some of them.Di-Githttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10770400058372063740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-81741863659721333262011-10-28T10:38:59.715-04:002011-10-28T10:38:59.715-04:00cool on your friend growing oaks...and great job o...cool on your friend growing oaks...and great job on finishing the class too man...<br /><br />hope you have a great weekend!Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-9916237465237040262011-10-28T10:19:39.690-04:002011-10-28T10:19:39.690-04:00Using the sailing techniques to show how to work o...Using the sailing techniques to show how to work on our recovery is a great way to describe it. I used to have a sail boat in San Diego. I really relate to your line "I wish that we could navigate as well as humans." Being on the lookout for trouble is for me how I don't end up on the rocks.CiCihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08615265608675467505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-35447463444917018632011-10-28T10:19:33.150-04:002011-10-28T10:19:33.150-04:00the squirrels around here bury acorns in the yard ...the squirrels around here bury acorns in the yard and every summer I have to pull up volunteer Oak trees all over the place or I'd be living in a Oak grove. I think your friends idea should work just fine.Anybethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01193999238104640590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-48213843285635167322011-10-28T09:21:49.617-04:002011-10-28T09:21:49.617-04:00I can imagine you would be a very good pilot and s...I can imagine you would be a very good pilot and sailor Syd.Mary LAhttp://louisey.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-28230269316831592022011-10-28T09:14:24.307-04:002011-10-28T09:14:24.307-04:00Congrats on completion of the advanced piloting co...Congrats on completion of the advanced piloting course. You friend can keep growing oaks, as long as he keeps them far from my house. :)<br />Recovery is a precious thing, but sometimes hard to hold on to. thanks Syd.happygirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16554653800961247808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-80875363356245457632011-10-28T08:31:54.975-04:002011-10-28T08:31:54.975-04:00Another wonderful quote, another amazing picture.Another wonderful quote, another amazing picture.Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.com