Hello my name is Tanya, I am grateful today for no shaking, no head ache, and little to no arguing with my husband. I am saying what I am grateful for to try...
Tanya, You are not a mistake. You may be up to your eyeballs in alligators, but you are not a mistake. Maintain conscious contact with your Higher Power as...
"God has plans for you; He wouldn't have pulled you from the legions of drunks if He didn't." I like that Elsie! I mean, HOW TRUE!!!! Tanya, I remember...
Tanya, it's 2 steps forward and 1 step back. If you stay around our group long enough you will see most of us will find aligators in our creek one way or...
Hey Tanya! I can relate to dealing with feelings that are almost impossible to identify let alone sort out. I have a history of depression and anxiety that go...
When I was much younger I learned how to clean my teeth and wash a discipline that would give me a healthy life. Later, I learned how to shave and groom my...
Tammy and all, Thank you so much for your responses...I have yet heard the end of life's wrath. I guess if I keep hearing crap one good thing I can take from...
Elsie, I sure hope God has planes I just need to keep on saying "I believe" like the little girl in Miracle 34Th street (movie). Thanks again everyone...I do...
A woman was asked by a co-worker, "What is it like to be an Alcoholic?" The co-worker replied, "It is like being a pumpkin. God picks you from the patch,...
Lorri wrote: "It might be identify the task, break it into bite-sized pieces of actions I can take, DO the things I can do today then put the list away until...
Breaking things down into bite sized pieces. In England there is a chap called Ray Mears who has a T.V. show, he is a survival expert. Some of his survival...
I watched a film last night where there was an epic swordfight between two of the characters. Right at the end of the fight one of the characters was beaten by...
Test ( or in other words, it's very quiet today ). ON BEING YOURSELF ... You must learn that you cannot be loved by all people. You can be the finest apple in...
Well my group finally had it's Group Inventory. Thanks to everyone for their input on "by-laws". I now know to call them "Guidelines", lol. It was fairly...
Steve- Here in NY we have the opposite problem- In our group business meeting on Wednesday a man who is not a newcomer and has been attending the meeting for 3...
Steve, Thank you for your service and your willingness to carry the message. It may not seem like you accomplished much at this one meeting, but stick to the...
Do any of you have information about "Back to Basics", put together (apparently) by Wally P.? I had never heard of the "foundation" and a new member of our...
Hi Rotax Steve I´m not sure but you found good information. Perhaps it´s just this your friend meant. BTW "google up" "The James Club" and you will be...
If you find anything on Back to basics please let me know because I am still heavy hearted and maybe if there is another way than just listing like in the AA...
Hi Tanya I must be the only one awake-LOL Just use google, or any searchmachine, Put out: Back to Basics, A.A. and you´ll get information. And so on - and so...
Steve, Here is a link to their website. Also there is a yahoo group CALLED "Back To Basics Beginners". I am a member of that and will include a link if you'd...
I have all of the Back to Basics literature on my computer. It's some pretty intense Big Book studying and working of the steps. I can email that info to ...
Wally Paton presented annual workshops at the Wilson House for 6 years starting in 1997. One early workshop specifically dealt with BACK TO BASICS, and most of...
Someone anonymously left a stack of copies of the following Nelson Mandela quote on a table in my place of work. I found the quote to be both intriguing and...
About James Houck, Back to Basics and The Oxford group... _http://silkworth.net/aahistory/jameshouck.html_ (http://silkworth.net/aahistory/jameshouck.html)...
Hi my name is Tanya, Man that introduction sure sounds good....I like that.....I sure enjoyed that article there is another thing I liked ex-alcoholic............
Dean, These are words that I needed to hear today.... Thank You, Jocelyn ... __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 ...
I highly suggest going thru Wally`s one day workshop.it is a good thing.Powerfull! We usually do it once a month.I have many files on several types of back to...
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