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Old 02-02-2009, 07:44 PM   #1 (permalink)
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the tornado

last weekend I got a phone call from a friend.Jim died.Jim was a old drinking buddy from many years ago.

I went to the funeral home Sunday night.I walked in and saw his dad,sister,ex wife and children and friends.

I talked with them all as usual.I felt funny as I left.Then over the next 24 hours, thought came.I began to see a few things.I began to see how I used Jim for money,booze and drugs those many years ago.In doing so,I harmed his marriage,wife and 2 small children to some extent.
It never dawned on me before to look at his family when writing out a 8th step list.It took this for me to see it.
I just feel like I got a good dose of the big book part where it says "we are like a tornado roaring our way thru others lives.
It opened up a new area to look for amends I guess.Anyway,I have been praying about this today.
I might have to talk with his ex wife(who is a friend of my family) about this
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