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laurie6781 · 06-02-2006, 01:39 PM

Hey 2long good to see you.

I have not heard the exact phrase you mention, but I do know the thinking behind it exists.

However, (yep there's that 'but' again, lol) since we all grow at different rates in sobriety, we will all tell our E S & H in our own way, and yes some of us can be at a point where it 'seems to others we are carrying more disease than message.'

It was one of those types of shares that I heard at my 2nd AA meeting that really turned on the light bulb for this alkie. Here was someone who's 'war story' was similiar to mine, yet they were standing up there talking about it, lie they were talking about the weather (they weren't ashamed), their skin looked healthy, their eyes were shning and when they smiled, the smile went all the way to their eyes.

Well hell, if they could do it, then surely I could too.

I don't take others' inventories today, and how they share their recovey story is their problem. The only one I can concern myself with is my own E S & H as that is all I have to share.

JMHO

Love and (((((to all))))),

06-02-2006, 01:39 PM	#3 (permalink)
laurie6781 Belgian Sheepdog Adictee Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: In Today Posts: 4,642	Hey 2long good to see you. I have not heard the exact phrase you mention, but I do know the thinking behind it exists. However, (yep there's that 'but' again, lol) since we all grow at different rates in sobriety, we will all tell our E S & H in our own way, and yes some of us can be at a point where it 'seems to others we are carrying more disease than message.' It was one of those types of shares that I heard at my 2nd AA meeting that really turned on the light bulb for this alkie. Here was someone who's 'war story' was similiar to mine, yet they were standing up there talking about it, lie they were talking about the weather (they weren't ashamed), their skin looked healthy, their eyes were shning and when they smiled, the smile went all the way to their eyes. Well hell, if they could do it, then surely I could too. I don't take others' inventories today, and how they share their recovey story is their problem. The only one I can concern myself with is my own E S & H as that is all I have to share. JMHO Love and (((((to all))))), __________________ God Bless You All As You Trudge The Road Of Happy Destiny (especially when you trudgin thru alligators up to your butt)