Hello All,

Freedom ...to engage or not to, freedom to work closely with women
where the exchange is real, and an adjunct to living, freedom to
know and champion my own belief system, and the courage to live it.

I have contacted SOS and plan to start a meeting in this area. I
beleive there may be one in Oceanside, uncertain as to whether or
not it is active.

Sponsees, (women I mentor), who have given me permission to share
some of the work that they are doing, (and we are doing in our
healthy interactions).

Rachel: three hours online this morning, remarkable changes, that
we both discussed, (we also play with an outrageous sense of humor
through the process). Rachel is writing a thesis on turtle
philosophy and how that directly applies to her, and her progress.

Lisa: working on issues of boundaries, assertiveness,
triangulation, creating a needs list for her own program of recovery.

Hannah: continually appreciation toward me for my validation,
support and truth of who she is as a woman. She is turn is now
validating and listening to other women. Her statement to me
was, "I was only able to do this, because you did this with me."

All know, the steps are optional, spirituality is optional, humanism
is optional, meetings and the type of meetings are optional.

I request that they write a needs list ...and this is optional. And
we share as, "needed," how I might be able to help with this.

They are all very different women ...and I love who they are, just
as they are, and so pleased to have them in, "my orbit."

Beth