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**Astro** · 02-25-2008, 01:34 PM

Wow, I liked nandm's response!

Bob, by attending meetings daily if possible, staying active in the program, and by practicing and applying the principles to my life I've discovered something meaningful.

This paragraph from Chapter 7 in the Big Book, "Working With Others" says it best for me.......

Life will take on new meaning. To watch people recover, to see them help others, to watch loneliness vanish, to see a fellowship grow up about you, to have a host of friends-this is an experience you must not miss. We know you will not want to miss it. Frequent contact with newcomers and with each other is the bright spot of our lives.

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Astro Forum Leader Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Scottsdale, AZ, one big happy dysfunctional family! Posts: 11,837	Wow, I liked nandm's response! Bob, by attending meetings daily if possible, staying active in the program, and by practicing and applying the principles to my life I've discovered something meaningful. This paragraph from Chapter 7 in the Big Book, "Working With Others" says it best for me....... Life will take on new meaning. To watch people recover, to see them help others, to watch loneliness vanish, to see a fellowship grow up about you, to have a host of friends-this is an experience you must not miss. We know you will not want to miss it. Frequent contact with newcomers and with each other is the bright spot of our lives. __________________ "Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty, and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming---WOW-What a ride!"