tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post5859000404895093733..comments2024-02-05T11:32:25.407-05:00Comments on I'm just F.I.N.E.-- Recovery in Al-Anon: Hope and FaithUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-41522433314180663982009-04-26T12:09:00.000-04:002009-04-26T12:09:00.000-04:00whenever the topic of 'hope' comes up, I really do...whenever the topic of 'hope' comes up, I really don't have a sense of what to hope for, what shape a different reality can take. That, I guess, is the emptiness you refer to. I'm living on empty. Your line: "I heard that there was HOPE . . . we can Help Ourselves Purge the Emptiness' helps define my goal. I do want to feel complete, and my life to be full of all the right things. Thank you.newcomernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-26607592402552698712009-04-22T01:18:00.000-04:002009-04-22T01:18:00.000-04:00i’m an associate of mary anne radmacher’s and saw ...i’m an associate of mary anne radmacher’s and saw someone has shared her quotes with you. i know mary anne is so happy when people find inspiration from her words in the context of their daily lives. for more work from mary anne’s hand visit her website maryanneradmacher.com. mary anne has written several books and shares her work in many forms including conferences and classes. If you’d like more information feel free to e-mail me at jessicaformaryanneradmacher@gmail.com. thanks to your friend for sharing her words. keep up the good work!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13496274104535475738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-15596572549651381692009-04-17T22:55:00.000-04:002009-04-17T22:55:00.000-04:00Hope is a wonderful thing. Alas for me it is also...Hope is a wonderful thing. Alas for me it is also a little tricky. I didn't want hope when I finally put the booze down, I wanted to know how to do it. My trouble with hope stems from me making it a fact before the event. It's where I learnt that the outcome, is in Gods hands. I have to do the work.Findonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08029106119199508890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-24225529127891692452009-04-17T12:09:00.000-04:002009-04-17T12:09:00.000-04:00I am so glad you got this award, I love your post,...I am so glad you got this award, I love your post, you know it is so easy to not believe in a Higher Power and the trick is learning to see the miracles everyday. I don't know why some of us are blessed to get it, and others doomed to not, but I am so glad you get it, i am so grateful to be a part of this world of recovery and to be in the same boat as you are is very humblingclean and crazyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09156586299182570611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-84297324326331628382009-04-16T18:13:00.000-04:002009-04-16T18:13:00.000-04:00I always enjoy your post. I always relate. Thanks...I always enjoy your post. I always relate. Thanks.Zanejabbershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08951592520808646104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-85467604307660141042009-04-16T16:24:00.000-04:002009-04-16T16:24:00.000-04:00Congrats to you Syd You definately deserve the pro...Congrats to you Syd You definately deserve the props!Wait. What?https://www.blogger.com/profile/16914656489970904052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-19253258853912058172009-04-16T15:12:00.000-04:002009-04-16T15:12:00.000-04:00I love "Help Ourselves Purge the Emptiness"......H...I love "Help Ourselves Purge the Emptiness"......HOPE.<br />I'd never heard that before.Ginniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12749133391349265563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-29138154781822066712009-04-16T13:01:00.000-04:002009-04-16T13:01:00.000-04:00You are some one heck-of-a-good Alanon, Syd. It is...You are some one heck-of-a-good Alanon, Syd. It is a pleasure to 'know' you, and gives great pleasure to read you.steveronihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17498524940140288735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-90164593817254501732009-04-16T11:48:00.000-04:002009-04-16T11:48:00.000-04:00Excellent entry as always Syd! That's why you ar...Excellent entry as always Syd! That's why you are such a blessing to me and others in this community! You are so worthy of this award and I am thrilled you enjoyed it! Hugs and love, Lisacw2smomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16012556580060488127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-63457151317192569272009-04-16T11:32:00.000-04:002009-04-16T11:32:00.000-04:00Congratulations on the award, well deserved! The f...Congratulations on the award, well deserved! The faith and hope you received in Al-Anon comes through in the articles you write here. Thanks.Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10319146094340817808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-91594362680679616872009-04-16T11:23:00.000-04:002009-04-16T11:23:00.000-04:00You really have an inspirational website. The awar...You really have an inspirational website. The award is well-earned!Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11041374614464589328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-91627522857991110662009-04-16T11:13:00.000-04:002009-04-16T11:13:00.000-04:00I've recently started following your blog. I've b...I've recently started following your blog. I've been in Al-Anon a little over a year, and have found such hope and strength. Your words frequently seem to hit the nail on the head on things I'm thinking about, and put some things in perspective.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-65311336549574112472009-04-16T10:47:00.000-04:002009-04-16T10:47:00.000-04:00you are definately a keeper of hope and a keeper o...you are definately a keeper of hope and a keeper of faith! this is most befitting! congratulations.Shadowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05999801833389058410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-31047723465788512392009-04-16T10:42:00.000-04:002009-04-16T10:42:00.000-04:00Your love of boating took me back to some really g...Your love of boating took me back to some really good memories. When my own heart starts to ache, I know all to well that I need to let go..of someone or something. My kid was that hardest but it does get easier. I am not as willing today to remain in pain. thanks to alanon i have somewhere to go and share.<br /><br />namasteAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16128247878961221421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-25313161645947090792009-04-16T10:05:00.000-04:002009-04-16T10:05:00.000-04:00Nice message today Syd. You said: "I've come to l...Nice message today Syd. You said: <I>"I've come to learn that faith is a feeling that doesn't rest on logical proof or evidence. I have faith in a Higher Power, but I can't prove that Higher Power exists. I believe it though."</I> That is exactly the way I feel. I've finally quit trying to explain or prove it because I can't. I can only feel it and choose to believe it.Alive And Smiling (Jim)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17689627318756883347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-56911429127793897562009-04-16T09:28:00.000-04:002009-04-16T09:28:00.000-04:00Syd,
I am always struggling (irony) to accept peop...Syd,<br />I am always struggling (irony) to accept people, circumstances, and things as they are, myself. <br /><br />My mother is forever giving me stuff, like bookmarks, with the Serenity Prayer on it. For some reason, probably because I need it so badly, that prayer gets under my skin and makes me angry.<br /><br />I am working on it though.<br /><br />Blessings to you.Sarcastic Bastardhttp://sarcastbastard.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-21699362195990438542009-04-16T09:24:00.000-04:002009-04-16T09:24:00.000-04:00I agree that you are very deserving of this recogn...I agree that you are very deserving of this recognition. Recently I have begun the process of letting go of the need for something tangible to support my idea of God. There's a saying that I've read in a lot of books - Let go and Let God. I struggle with this. But I like what you wrote about looking back on your life and seeing that your HP was there supporting you in ways you didn't even realize. I'm glad I've run into you on this journey. Thanks.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01564542013071462911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-24820471483986658892009-04-16T09:21:00.000-04:002009-04-16T09:21:00.000-04:00Life is hard. Life is especially hard sometimes. I...Life is hard. Life is especially hard sometimes. I found these quotes from Mary Ann Radmacher to be very inspiring.<br /><br />Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says I'll try again tomorrow.<br /><br />Live with Intention. Walk to the edge. Listen hard. Practice wellness. Play with abandon. Laugh. Choose with no regret. Continue to learn. Appreciate your friends. Do what you love. Live as if this is all there is.<br /><br />For yesterday I hold no apologies, For tomorrow I hold no answers, Today is a gift and I will honor it by fully living in it.<br /><br />Even from a dark night songs of beauty can be born.<br /><br />Begin each day as if it were on purpose.<br /><br />At the end of a matter ask, "what will I learn from this to make me better.<br /><br />Consider calling it a challenge rather than calling it a crisis.<br /><br />The jump is so frightening between where I am and where I want to be...because of all I may become I will close my eyes and leap.<br /><br />Discover the tools to build your own vision.<br /><br />I will not be governed by the tyranny of immediacy.Poli-Tawkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03457411692046885633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-59622120717666766192009-04-16T08:47:00.000-04:002009-04-16T08:47:00.000-04:00Thank you for words of Hope. I was blessed with a...Thank you for words of Hope. I was blessed with a happy day yesterday and purging emptiness helps me understand the nature of the gift.GGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00470610805346367972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-83215597875105856712009-04-16T08:31:00.000-04:002009-04-16T08:31:00.000-04:00Congrats on the award...
"I have learned that my ...Congrats on the award...<br /><br />"I have learned that my Higher Power can—and will—do for me what I cannot do for myself" - now <B>THAT</B> is the foundation of my hope. I'm way clear that I can screw up anything good...<br /><br />Thanx again for being a part of this community for me...Ed G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15063291064985198651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-84853285255616621892009-04-16T07:07:00.000-04:002009-04-16T07:07:00.000-04:00"I have faith in a Higher Power, but I can't prove..."I have faith in a Higher Power, but I can't prove that Higher Power exists" Nice line and I agree with you wholeheartedly. Like you, being in the field of science has always thrown a loop in that "proof" thing regarding faith. Accepting that it is not something provable, but simply realizing it is there helped me.cedrorumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01124141793738653183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-55495031147820241322009-04-16T06:14:00.000-04:002009-04-16T06:14:00.000-04:00You are so deserving of this, for your understandi...You are so deserving of this, for your understanding of the people that are hurting and the people they hurt. There is a way out for both kinds of people.Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09496172669599418214noreply@blogger.com