TOPIC: Touching Base. Keeping In Touch. How Are You Doing?

[aasharon90]

It works if you work it as we often hear
in meetings.....

We stay sober because we carry the
messages of How It Works.

We've been there done that most
of our lives...drinking and everything
else that goes along with it....

Today Im amazed to see so many
newcomers wanting what we have....
then there r those that need it
but dont really want it and wonder
why they cant stay clean and sober.

It's the willingness to go to any
lengths to achieve the rewards
that are offered to us and mentoned
in the Big Book....

To finally be happy joyous and free
from the addiction of drugs and alcohol
that could and would kill us.

Keep coming back. I did and it saved
my life.

[Freedom1990]

Originally Posted by aasharon90

It's the willingness to go to any
lengths to achieve the rewards
that are offered to us and mentoned
in the Big Book....

Thanks so much for reminding me of this, Sharon.

From the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous:
If we are painstaking about this phase of our development, we will be amazed before we are half way through.

(1) We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness.

(2) We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it.

(3) We will comprehend the word serenity and we will know peace.

(4) No matter how far down the scale we have gone, we will see how our experience can benefit others.

(5) That feeling of uselessness and self-pity will disappear.

(6) We will lose interest in selfish things and gain interest in our fellows.

(7) Self-seeking will slip away.

(8) Our whole attitude and outlook upon life will change.

(9) Fear of people and of economic insecurity will leave us.

(10) We will intuitively know how to handle situations which used to baffle us.

(11) We will suddenly realize that God is doing for us what we could not do for ourselves.

(12) Are these extravagant promises? We think not. They are being fulfilled among us—sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly. They will always materialize if we work for them.

[recoveringnky]

The promises start on page 83 of the Big Book. I love them so much that my license plate on my bike is PAGE83.

Thanks for posting them DeVon for me to read again this morning. It's good to feel gratitude!!

Hugs,
Kym

[Rarly Harley]

Originally Posted by recoveringnky

The promises start on page 83 of the Big Book. I love them so much that my license plate on my bike is PAGE83. Hugs,
Kym

That is so cool, I didn't pick up on that last year at RFL 07'......

[Rarly Harley]

Originally Posted by aasharon90

It's the willingness to go to any lengths to achieve the rewards that are offered to us and mentoned in the Big Book....

Sharon: That is the answer for sure.... " Those that do not recover, are people who cannot or will not, completely give themselves to this simple program, usually men and women who are constitutionally incapable of being honest with themselves. They are not at fault, they seem to have been born that way. They are naturally incapable of grasping and developing a manner of living which demands rigorous honesty ".....

I am so very gratefull that I am constitutionally capable of being honest, that I don't suffer any additional mental impairments that prevent me from being honest, placing me in the " cannot " category. I am also even more gratefull that I didn't fall into the " will not " category, where stubborn pride would have led me back to the bottle and extincton....I am saddened by the observation that I see way more " will nots " than " cannots " in meetings of A.A., but the " will nots " remind me of how good my life is today, how far I have come and what would become of me if I refused to continue to do the work....

I'm glad you are here Sharon, I love your posts...

[aasharon90]

Glad to be here guys....you are my
SR family.

Going thru more changes in my life....
Looking to make a house a home....one
in which ive never experienced in all
my 49 yrs of life....

My parents house was theirs when
growing up. I only had a twin bed
sharing a room with my sister. Clothes
in a stand up dresser and a few hung
in my brothers room.

A medium class family of 6, working
parents, dysfunction and childhood
abuse i endured. Full of fear and
anxiety. Felt little love by family
except from my father.

Left home at 18, independant
and beginning stages of my
drinking career. Apt. living,
and more escape.....

Married....emmediate family...
garden home....not dream home.

Move to Houston ....someone
elses house....NEVER my home.

Still searching.....returned home
to Baton Rouge....home at last....
yet apt. living....not exactly
home filled with love....well
content and unconditional love
from my pets.

Now....soon to be divorced, a
new friend in recovery sharing
with me his own ESH on living
a life filled with love and make
a house a home.

Im not one who enjoys constantly
moving from one place to another,,,,
however im hoping that this next
move in my life will be my last and
is filled with all the love Ive so wanted
my entire life.

A new chapter....a new me...a new
joy....a new experience in riding
a bike....and another day sober
and sharing my ESH with u guys.

Only my HP knows the ending of
the story of my life and I place my
entire will and life over to Him for
strength and guidance.

Thy will be done always.

Thanks for letting me share.

[BillJ]

Originally Posted by recoveringnky

The promises start on page 83 of the Big Book.

Our book is overflowing with promises. They're what suckered me into getting sober in the first place, and I love 'em!

See the top of page 63, where it says "When we sincerely took such a position...", or page 55, where it reads "With this attitude you cannot fail." Go even further forward, and on page 25 you'll find a passage that begins with the italicized words "There is a solution." Promises, promises...



My original AA sponsor used to say "This is payday. These promises are what you get when you work the Steps." He was telling the truth. Promises come true!

[toad]

Originally Posted by recoveringnky

The promises start on page 83 of the Big Book.
Kym

"If we are painstaking about this phase of our developement"

What Phase??

Step Nine, where we start fixing what we screwed up. When I became concerned about those I had harmed and cared enough to mend what was damaged, then God started doing for me what I could not do for myself. I was amazed before I was half way through. I experienced a new freedom and a new happiness. A happiness that wasn't about receiving, but a happiness that was about doing the next right thing.

[aasharon90]

Good Morning Bikers in Recovery, SR ....
Happy TGIF.... Thank God It's Friday.

Im so glad it's Friday because tomorrow
morning I can sleep in.

My hours at the bakery are on the
early bird shift....My alarm goes off
at 3 AM and work begins at 6 to
2pm Tuesday thru Friday with Saturdays
off and back on Sunday from 7am
to 1pm.....

The bakery is closed on Mondays.

Anyway...im longing for a vacation
as I havent taken one on some
yrs now.....

It will be nice to just sleep late
with no schedule to follow....

How about you? Do u take vacations
from work and just chill? Do u head
out somewhere's ?

I love my early schedule at work
because i go in and get it over
with the rest of the day to chill.

Of course with early rises I go to
sleep quite early too.

What kind of work schedule to
u have? When do u fit in ur
meetings?

I make a Saturday afternoon
meeting at 2pm and Mondays
at noon. Then I tap in here with
u guys to stay connected to
my program.


Below is a passage I found to pass
on to u to give u something to think
about during the day,,,,,


From "From Loneliness to Solitude":


"A.A. members are not emotional cripples who need someone
to hold their hands every moment of the day and night to
prevent their falling. We grow up with the help of God, or
your Higher Power as we understand Him, and the fellowship
of the group, and by applying the Twelve Steps to our lives."


Enjoy ur day and thanks for letting me
share.

You are much appreciated in my recovery.

[aasharon90]

With faith in a HP all things are possible. Right?

Hi Im Sharon and im an Alcoholic.

By the grace of my HP and people like
u here in SR I havent found it necessary
to take a drink of alcohol since 8-11-90.

For that and u I am truely grateful.

Each day brings new life experiences.
New life challenges to face..... Well
maybe not so new...but new in the
world of a recoverying alcoholic.

Yep, Im a slow learner....and thats ok....
I have the rest of my natural born life
of learning new an better ways to
live my life in a more happier joyous
way.

Anyway....

At the end of this week....Friday as a
matter of fact, my buddy and I will
be getting our first tattoos.

Are we excited...you betcha....anticipation
awaits us...

Along with that excitement to look forward
to we are planning to take the bike course
at the end of May or sometime in June....YES...!

Im also still in the negotiation stages of my
divorce....hmmmmm....wouldnt it be cool if
the divorce come thru ...no problems....all
at the same time I finish the course, have
the tattoo.... MAN do i have alot to look
forward to....

Hey,,,,,but all in my HP's Hand.

With Him all things are possible,,,,,right?

Ok, before i head off to work...I have a
question about biker glasses....

What do the older generation of folks
wear to see while they r riding?

I have contacts for distance only....

I wear my regular bi-focols everyday
to work....

However id like to get some wrap arounds
in perscription glasses if possible,,,,,or
some type of stylish glasses to see when im
riding.....

When i go take the riding course I will need
my glasses to see in class.....but i wont have
time to change to my contacts to ride with
them on the course and my regular glasses
wont be good for that......

So what do u suggest?

I love wearing my wrap around sunglasses
along with my helment....which has no
shield....but then ive never worn one
with a shield.....dont know if i want to be
closed in behind a shield.....

Your thoughts would be so much appreciated.....

[best]

Class is in the morning and riding in the afternoon or reversed.
Contacts with sunglasses (non-scripted) if sunglasses are needed and just your contacts if no sunglasses is how I would go.
The riding classes, you don't go over 20 MPH and they are held in a closed parking lot about the size of a football field or half a field.
Classroom... part of class was watching movies, part was answering questions in the book. Notes if you want to take them but not required.

Good thing about glasses...They keep bugs, wind, and sun out of your eyes.
Bad thing about glasses... they can fog up and don't have windshield wipers on them if it rains. Also if you ride through a tunnel...going from sunny to darker space... you may not see for a brief moment until your eyes adjust or you look over the edge of the glasses if sunglasses.

[recoveringnky]

For me, it's a full face helmet with a shield. Of course my helmet is a flip helmet, so I can raise it for convenience in taking it off and putting it on. I think it's all such a personal choice, ya know? I wear sunglasses when needed, but the shield keeps the weather and bugs off my face. Just my two cents!

[toad]

I wear clip-on's on my glasses. If the sun is not real bright I don't wear sunglasses, I need to see everything. The most important glasses I have are the "New Pair of Glasses" that AA gave me. If I don't put them on everyday I miss out on the real ride.....sober living.

[Rarly Harley]

I'll ride with no helmet, but not without glasses. First time you run up behind a gravel truck, you'll be glad you were wearing them.....