Hi ya Deb!!!
It's so good to see you here and still a kickin. I am glad to hear
things are getting done for you..About your frind who is still
active..Its good he has a friend like you and remember we can only
give them the tools but they have to do the work. I was wondering how
you think you could screw things up if your living your recovery like
you are.. Hell hun we all screw up in some ways, thats how we learn
things so we don't make a mistake the second time. So quit running it
over and over in your mind and just Live life on lifes terms. If you
ever have a doubt..just ask for guidance ..from the old timers or
some one who you trust. Life is to short to be worring all the time.
I learned that early in recovery. Things happen for a reason..like
my tire almost falling off..I figured it was God telling me to slow
down and check things before you leap and don't think life will
always go your way....what ever the reason was I am still here and am
slowing down..I am so glad you hit those meetings and hear things you
didn't think had any thing to do with what was going on in your life
at that time. I my self have a new beginning now that the house is
sold. I am just taking my time and will know what I am supposed to do
with all this money I got..Before I would just blow it..But now I am
going to invest.. and not in alcohol or drugs...LOL..well I am glad
you posted..maybe some one else will too..Love ya...Mike












--- In anewbeginning2@yahoogroups.com, purplejune <no_reply@...>
wrote:
>
> I don't know where the time goes - but at least the snow is gone!
> Yeah! A friend fixed my mower - at least it looks like he did. I
> mowed about 1/2 yesterday without the machine stalling at all. Not
> all of it needs mowing just yet, but if I need to have it brought in
> to be fixed I need to know while I still have $ to pay for it! I
guess
> I'm a little prejudiced against my friend. He's still active and
that
> makes me not trust his judgment too much. I had taken him to
meetings
> for a while, but it didn't take. . .
>
> Now I'm waiting on the guys who'll jack up the trailer & the
addition
> so I don't have to worry about falling off the piers! At least the
> ground is drying up now.
>
> I just had the best meeting! It's here where I work every Fri noon,
> but no one has shown up for a couple of weeks. I had a long-timer
and
> a new comer. WOW! This on top of a really good BB meeting last
night
> have put me in a very good place. We read 'Working With Others'.
> When we started I thought 'Oh no! This is not relevant today!'
But
> by the time we finished I was identifying with the alcoholic mind
and
> reminded - again - how important it is for me to be around other
> alcoholics!
>
> I've got so much going on right now that I'm wondering how strong my
> faith is. I'm not so much afraid of drinking as I am of screwing up
> in some other insane way. I turn it over 100 times a day. Take it
> back 99 time again. Even the knowledge that those moments of faith
> feel so much better than worrying does not keep me from believing
that
> I know what's best!
>
> All in all - I must say, though - THIS MOMENT fees pretty good!
>
> Hope the sun is out where you are!
>
> Deb K
>