From: Jonathan Kaplan <WooDYFM@...>
Subject: [We_Have_Recovered] Check-In .. Monday 11/17
To: We_Have_Recovered@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sunday, November 16, 2008, 9:41 PM

On Saturday nite I had a unique opportunity to share my story,
experience strength and hope, online at Paltalk.com.

My share was recorded and is available for the public to listen to at
http://billwfriends .ning.com/ profiles/ profile/show? id=16rpwl1xhuwyt

You will need to join this online group (awesome recovery-related
site) in order to hear my message. (Please contact me off-list if you
have any trouble joining). It's really pretty simple and a wonderful
online community for the recovering alcoholic .. copy/paste the link
above - it SHOULD work.


At my face-to-face meeting Sunday night I heard a great analogy:
"A.A. meetings are like a grocery store - you go there to get your
groceries, but you take them home or wherever to eat them." Basically
it's saying we come to the meetings to listen and learn - then we
carry those principles into all our affairs.

The "Wizard of Oz" was on TBS this weekend. TONS of great recovery-
related analogies in that movie. It starts with the obvious - follow
the yellow brick road to visit the Wizard and to achieve the desired
result .. I guess we could say A.A. is like our Wizard .. follow his
suggestions and we can get back "home" :)

Finally, my wife and I had an argument this weekend. I am grateful
that in sobriety at least I know what we are fighting about .. not
like the foggy, incoherent shouting matches we used to have when I
was still deep in my active addiction. Admittedly, I need to work on
listening to her more (not just hearing her). Also, if you listen to
my share on the website I provided above, you will hear me mention
about half-way-thru about making a 9th Step Amend publicly. Well, she
is right. I need to complete that step with her before I disclose
anything she should hear first before sharing elsewhere. Anyway, this
fight too shall pass.... it begins with willingness!

Enjoy my online share .. I hope you all had a wonderful weekend ;)


Jonathan, Alcoholic from New Jersey