Good morning Liz, All we can do is simply put the truth out for their inspection and they will either hear it or turn from it. We are just the messengers...
"I wanted to say something but I was told that they had sponsors and that I would be over stepping my boundaries." Liz, Your post just reached out to me for...
In a message dated 4/1/2005 10:05:24 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, bill_triebe@... writes: Now, I don't have the experience or "seniority" that you or...
Well, let me ask you this? If you looked down the street and saw a child careening his tricycle into the path of a UPS truck, would you say nothing because you...
<<Do we react with anger, and fight back. Or are we truly happy, joyous and free? The heart that is right will hear and if they do then we can share with them...
A sponsor does not "own" a pigeon, and neither does the pigeon "own" a sponsor.>> Bill Well I beg to differ with you Bill. Adamently! I have nearly 100...
Danny wrote "If you looked down the street and saw a child careening his tricycle into the path of a UPS truck, would you say nothing because you are not his...
Trish, I say it, but it is easier said than done. Though it must be done. If were me, I have a defective part of me which has in the past put what's right...
The TWELVE STEPS of a RELAPSE ... 1. I decided I could handle any emotional problems if other people would just quit trying to run my life. 2. I firmly believe...
The TWELVE STEPS to DESTRUCTION ( Wilminton, CA. April 1949 ) ... 1. I stated that I could hold my liquor and was master of my life. 2. I believed I was sane...
Hi All, It feels like for such a long time I rode my horse hard, the tighter I held on to those reins, the harder I focused the more distressed my horse...
Well, that guy's logic is very flawed, but he seemed like a decent fellow. Most alkys I meet are. But perhaps his logic is why he sounded like shit from the...
In a message dated 4/2/2005 1:57:03 PM Eastern Standard Time, ... Hi Liz, Thanks for sharing this. My first sponsor engaged in the same practice. Asking God to...
In a message dated 4/2/2005 2:08:06 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, Hbgst1@... writes: "What do we do when we are paralyzed with fear, unable to get out of...
... of bed in ... unable to ... There are no ... and blew ... have about ... step prayer, ... disorder ... feelings of ... was blocked ... sponsor. She ......
In a message dated 4/2/2005 6:30:07 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, Hbgst1@... writes: The trouble with us alcoholics was this: We demanded that the world...
'' A relapse is an indication that a person somehow failed to manage their recovery.'' From Blaming to Forgiving - HENRI NOUWEN Our most painful suffering...
Hello, Everyone! In another group I belong to, someone posted, "can a alcoholic be struck drunk? you bet it can happen. can a alcoholic drink against their...
Hi Bill, I've read the same post? I believe I can be struck by lightening, but struck drunk? Alcohol was but a symptom. With God and the solution in my life....
I'm hoping my friend in the other group will explain what he meant, Dave. But it sure was puzzling to me, intriguing enough for me to bring it over here for...
Hey everyone, The drinking being only a symptom of what we suffer from,(although it is the main symptom), cannot manifest itself until way after we have begun...
In a message dated 4/8/2005 5:39:12 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, bill_triebe@... writes: "can a alcoholic be struck drunk? you bet it can happen. can a...
Bill, I saw this on the other group and wondered about it too. The Big Book teaches us that what we have is a daily reprieve contingent upon the maintenance...
This is the strangest topic! A odd thing happened to me once. I had decided to drink about 7 years ago while waiting for a plane. The weather was bad and I...
Hi Bill, My answer is they can. I did. I wasn't dry and trying to maintain sobriety on meeting attendance and an obsession with not drinking, I was as sober as...