tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post6812231502628533846..comments2024-02-05T11:32:25.407-05:00Comments on I'm just F.I.N.E.-- Recovery in Al-Anon: Tapping on an unsuspected inner resourceUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-41321615252596529192012-01-16T13:45:01.604-05:002012-01-16T13:45:01.604-05:00I think you've hit the nail exactly on the hea...I think you've hit the nail exactly on the head with the quotation. What a wonderful story!ScottFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11823579464776499495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-37808349448435186442012-01-16T10:12:16.252-05:002012-01-16T10:12:16.252-05:00Lovely story of hope and perseverance. As a fello...Lovely story of hope and perseverance. As a fellow ADHD patient, I think that details are so hard but when we understand them in relation to the big picture, we "get it." Thanks for the story.Hattie Heatonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08210816190213389245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-77610111223241279812012-01-16T08:34:50.692-05:002012-01-16T08:34:50.692-05:00What a wonderful story! Congrats to your friend!What a wonderful story! Congrats to your friend!Simply Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06966845919690118072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-20077257366817524372012-01-15T21:19:30.523-05:002012-01-15T21:19:30.523-05:00That is fantastic news. I can only imagine that h...That is fantastic news. I can only imagine that he is beyond the moon right now. Well done, to your friend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-2127481245106228942012-01-15T13:52:08.341-05:002012-01-15T13:52:08.341-05:00Wonderful accomplishment for your friend, and open...Wonderful accomplishment for your friend, and opens a world of possibilities. We are never too old to go after our dreams.TAAAFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03607602088454891329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-92037369708265776852012-01-15T07:43:05.741-05:002012-01-15T07:43:05.741-05:00That is a story to gladden the heart! Well done t...That is a story to gladden the heart! Well done to your friend and I hope this will lead to many more doors opening to him.<br /><br />I would like to wish you a happy and serene birthday. Reading your posts since your retirement make me feel happy to note how your fear of the future has vanished. <br /><br />Thank you for your posts - I find them so enlightening and helpful. I am not able to comment as often as I would like as occasionally Google fails to recognise me. Between AlAnon meetings and your posts my life is now so much more happy and serene. Letting go of the fear, gratitude for the many wonders of each day, minding my own business and trusting that other are able to mind theirs, handing my worries over to a Higher Power who has things all mapped out and is leading me on this unexpected and winding path, always leading me to greater understanding and trust.<br /><br />Sometimes I wonder what I would have been like had I not had my beloved alcoholic in my life. In truth can only thank my Higher Power for him and for the richness, understanding, gratitude and serenity that is now mine.Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10917542327482001911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-90623221567596986802012-01-14T16:02:48.484-05:002012-01-14T16:02:48.484-05:00Beautiful!!!
God is such a show off!
I needed t...Beautiful!!!<br /><br />God is such a show off!<br /><br />I needed this story today. Thanks Syd.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05683458543699000110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-86033010601263924782012-01-14T15:41:02.667-05:002012-01-14T15:41:02.667-05:00That line about "tapping an inner resource&qu...That line about "tapping an inner resource" has always been one of my favorite lines. I almost opted out of the AA program early on because I got my sobriety here in the "Bible Belt" and couldn't stomach the way the God concept was handled here. A wise member recommended I read the appendix II "Spiritual Experience" in the back of the AA Big Book ...where that line comes from ... and it gave me what I needed to continue. That was almost 23 years ago!Ginniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12749133391349265563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-21199235247888321082012-01-14T15:00:29.770-05:002012-01-14T15:00:29.770-05:00This is so great. Passing it along (gently) to my ...This is so great. Passing it along (gently) to my recently sober adult child. Seeing how success, failure, substance, thinking and learning are so inextricably tangled is a great reminder and a great hope for anyone who thinks they won't amount to anything. Thanks.uvaskrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075450289343264223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-54167788471944006122012-01-14T12:21:44.047-05:002012-01-14T12:21:44.047-05:00ah bless.. lovely story..
Good for you Syd for bei...ah bless.. lovely story..<br />Good for you Syd for being such an encouragement and support..An Irish Friend of Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15781376087404079818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-22763460298427265102012-01-14T11:53:25.354-05:002012-01-14T11:53:25.354-05:00This is wonderful. Your friend has received his ju...This is wonderful. Your friend has received his just reward. For perseverance...<br /><br />AMEN.Smittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12681768755769989964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-4337418070566859102012-01-14T11:31:23.380-05:002012-01-14T11:31:23.380-05:00I think we have heard about this friend before, ha...I think we have heard about this friend before, haven't we? Bless his heart....I am SO happy for him! What an enormous victory.Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18326425173333184401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-40099681750874305672012-01-14T09:47:25.840-05:002012-01-14T09:47:25.840-05:00Great news. There is life in all of us. NEVER give...Great news. There is life in all of us. NEVER give up.Dad and Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204246139693620329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-53555801188744172432012-01-14T09:38:24.864-05:002012-01-14T09:38:24.864-05:00Inspiring as hell!Inspiring as hell!Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-18063871722036221812012-01-14T09:38:23.020-05:002012-01-14T09:38:23.020-05:00very cool...glad that your friend got that and it ...very cool...glad that your friend got that and it makes for a good tale as well...happy saturday syd!Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-81967810823137260282012-01-14T09:18:37.036-05:002012-01-14T09:18:37.036-05:00Tekk you buddy, may he have steady seas and a firm...Tekk you buddy, may he have steady seas and a firm grip on the wheel!the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-42441111349952170312012-01-14T09:12:09.431-05:002012-01-14T09:12:09.431-05:00I think I have adult onset ADD, if there is such a...I think I have adult onset ADD, if there is such a thing. Or maybe I was just too lax with my brain for too long. <br /><br />Tapping on my higher power's resources saves me often.Marciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09072868519236902423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-34821675693323824952012-01-14T08:54:30.142-05:002012-01-14T08:54:30.142-05:00what an inspirational story. Hard work and a posi...what an inspirational story. Hard work and a positive attitude can solve so much.<br /><br />DavePittsburgh Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10651361581493404460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-76039152232421260132012-01-14T08:30:23.969-05:002012-01-14T08:30:23.969-05:00This post gave me so much hope and encouragement. ...This post gave me so much hope and encouragement. Thanks for sharing, Syd. My son is taking a computer class beginning this week. I'm praying he will find success and motivation to learn and get a job. :)happygirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16554653800961247808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-76795254687459538182012-01-14T08:21:23.389-05:002012-01-14T08:21:23.389-05:00Thank you for your post and congratulations to you...Thank you for your post and congratulations to your friend for achieving this milestone in his life. After living with an alcoholic for many years, one of the things that still takes me by "surprise" in the recovering alcoholic's sobriety is how much a sense of worthlessness can still grip them from time to time. Thank you for the reminder that we are all still works in progress.seemeyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17225910890214741145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-24371099514063305932012-01-14T08:13:36.465-05:002012-01-14T08:13:36.465-05:00That's awesome news!!! So glad to hear that yo...That's awesome news!!! So glad to hear that your friend received that gift! :)Jess Mistress of Mischiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766848582303523764noreply@blogger.com