tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post8551215019285875825..comments2024-02-05T11:32:25.407-05:00Comments on I'm just F.I.N.E.-- Recovery in Al-Anon: Until we meet againUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-8067785405026978482011-10-12T13:25:56.712-04:002011-10-12T13:25:56.712-04:00You remind us how important it is to be heard and ...You remind us how important it is to be heard and listened to.<br /><br />One reason I love your blog is you talk a lot about that without talking about it.Have Myelin?https://www.blogger.com/profile/05704037582961814202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-25994061388526889332011-10-11T21:02:26.359-04:002011-10-11T21:02:26.359-04:00A beautiful quote with which to end your post. Bu...A beautiful quote with which to end your post. But lets be honest...farwells SUCK!!! I am totally feeling for you right now. Not a day goes by that I don't think about my west coast life. I know that you are an individual who will make the effort to stay in touch. Your dedication to your program and the blog says as much. You were very gifted to have had him in your life. Now pass it one ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-64883073677239242032011-10-11T18:55:52.040-04:002011-10-11T18:55:52.040-04:00I'm sure your sponsor will be able to carry th...I'm sure your sponsor will be able to carry the spirit of that meeting to a new place and that you will carry the spirit that was carried to you for a long time to come. <br /><br />I'm grateful for all of those wonderful Al Anon folks who continue to be such an important part of my life and storyJess Mistress of Mischiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766848582303523764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-32127170115951553922011-10-11T14:46:09.087-04:002011-10-11T14:46:09.087-04:00When I moved away from my first sponsor, I felt be...When I moved away from my first sponsor, I felt bereft. I miss all the sponsors I've had, in various places I've lived, but I've always found another amazing person to help me grow.TAAAFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03607602088454891329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-17262794572050801112011-10-11T12:49:51.741-04:002011-10-11T12:49:51.741-04:00Again and again I've found that if it is God&#...Again and again I've found that if it is God's will, we DO meet those Peeps again...some way, somehow!<br /><br />You are sounding full of gratitude. I am grateful to witness that.steveronihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04010875412308487592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-29116381989245248522011-10-11T11:53:00.244-04:002011-10-11T11:53:00.244-04:00Farewells are much better than good-byes. And cak...Farewells are much better than good-byes. And cake is a good thing for celebrating milestones. :)happygirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16554653800961247808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-80627814586370142962011-10-11T10:42:27.992-04:002011-10-11T10:42:27.992-04:00Loving and letting go is hard. BUT....it causes gr...Loving and letting go is hard. BUT....it causes growth in ways we can't begin to understand until they are actually taking place. I will be praying that through your sponsors move more will be revealed to you Syd. What a blessing that you had him for your early years in Alanon. Thanks for sharing with us.Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18326425173333184401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-91728493799104549802011-10-11T10:19:07.790-04:002011-10-11T10:19:07.790-04:00I like your honest "what about me?" comm...I like your honest "what about me?" comment. Wishing him well is a given in that you have come to love and trust your sponsor; adjusting to his being gone is yet to come.CiCihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08615265608675467505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-89997405382353250822011-10-11T08:04:19.036-04:002011-10-11T08:04:19.036-04:00i am glad for a bit that your lines entwined and c...i am glad for a bit that your lines entwined and created a pretty spot on the tapestry of life...perhaps again you will come together...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-11432346009876100982011-10-11T08:00:35.708-04:002011-10-11T08:00:35.708-04:00Syd, my Al-Anon sponsor moved to another city a ye...Syd, my Al-Anon sponsor moved to another city a year and a half ago. I've been with her since 1999. Or rather, she's been with me. I asked her to be my sponsor after my fifth meeting and felt overwhelming relief when she said yes. She said, "Let's try it out for three months and see how it goes, and if it's not working out we can move on." But we never moved on; we never even checked in at the end of three months. Her voice is inside my mind now. A deep level of understanding exists between us that you hardly find in relationships in everyday society. You know what I mean? I know you know what I mean. "What a gift." As she would say.Guineverehttp://guineveregetssober.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-52017889202139442762011-10-11T07:37:41.033-04:002011-10-11T07:37:41.033-04:00I know it's hard to let someone you love go- a...I know it's hard to let someone you love go- as if we had a choice. <br />Your sponsor is the repository of much of you, isn't he? He is not just taking himself away, he is taking away all of those things you entrusted him with and that's difficult. <br />He will keep them safe, though, just as you will keep the things he entrusted you with.Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-11278102123824584912011-10-11T06:27:36.261-04:002011-10-11T06:27:36.261-04:00We want the best for those we love.We want the best for those we love.dAAvehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10378341182741173178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-61599116676773315172011-10-11T01:44:38.850-04:002011-10-11T01:44:38.850-04:00to me a farewell is someplace to go later, and rec...to me a farewell is someplace to go later, and reconnect. I love that I have friends all over that if I wanted to I could "drop in" (with a bit of notice) and just be someplace special in their life for a short time. I love too that I have friends who drop in on me and have vacations. How special is that compared to the everyday? you will see your sponsor again, no doubt. no worries.Anybethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01193999238104640590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-38236001348835133292011-10-11T00:11:30.609-04:002011-10-11T00:11:30.609-04:00Yes your indeed a better person for having him as ...Yes your indeed a better person for having him as your sponsor,that being said saying goodby is not always that much fun. I said goodby to a great group of people when I left Sacramento Ca to move back here to cleveland.I do miss my friends that I had out there.but at the time I left I failed to get address to keep in touch with them.there were some great charaters,they were mostly CBer's that I knew only by their handles.Mike Golchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14472496241893921107noreply@blogger.com