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Old 06-24-2009, 04:49 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by toad View Post
After 10 years 9 1/2 months in recovery through Alcoholics Anonymous, I would like to snatch him up by the short hairs and give him a serious tongue lashing.

I am working on feeding and allowing my resent to grow......I know this.

I just don't think that some joker should be able to tell me that I cannot share parts of my experience, strength and hope.
Awesome rant, can I help with the lashing? I totally agree with you, toad.

Seems to me that there's rarely a meeting that I attend where I don't disagree with someone, more often than not I'd like to choke somebody for vomiting up their "version" of recovery.

And when I leave those meetings, I start to question my lack of tolerance and compassion for those individuals. As far as I'm concerned, they're untreated and they're still sick and suffering, so the best I can do is pray for their recovery.

As for this thought you shared: I just don't think that some joker should be able to tell me that I cannot share parts of my experience, strength and hope. nobody can tell me anything, unless I allow it. Take what I want, and leave the rest lying on the floor.
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