You are...

[Freedom1990]

You Are .....

You are strong... when you take your grief and teach it to smile.

You are brave... when you overcome your fear and help others to do the same.

You are happy... when you see a flower and are thankful for the blessing.

You are loving... when your own pain does not blind you to the pain of others.

You are wise... when you know the limits of your wisdom.

You are true... when you admit there are times you fool yourself.

You are alive... when tomorrow's hope means more to you than yesterday's mistake.

You are growing... when you know what you are but not what you will become.

You are free... when you are in control of yourself and do not wish to control others.

You are honorable... when you find your honor is to honor others.

You are generous... when you can take as sweetly as you can give.

You are humble... when you do not know how humble you are.

You are thoughtful... when you see me just as I am and treat me just as you are.

You are merciful... when you forgive in others the faults you condemn in yourself.

You are beautiful... when you don't need a mirror to tell you.

You are rich... when you never need more than what you have.

You are you... when you are at peace with who you are not.

I believe...that circumstances may have influenced who we are, But... we are responsible for who we become.

~Author unknown

[recoveringnky]

Love it!! I just copied it so I can send that to my sponsees this morning!! Thanks! Love ya and big hugs, Kym

[lionsstripe]

thats some good reading THANK YOU

[toad]

Originally Posted by Freedom1990

You Are .....

You are strong... when you take your grief and teach it to smile.

You are brave... when you overcome your fear and help others to do the same.

You are happy... when you see a flower and are thankful for the blessing.

You are loving... when your own pain does not blind you to the pain of others.

You are wise... when you know the limits of your wisdom.

You are true... when you admit there are times you fool yourself.

You are alive... when tomorrow's hope means more to you than yesterday's mistake.

You are growing... when you know what you are but not what you will become.

You are free... when you are in control of yourself and do not wish to control others.

You are honorable... when you find your honor is to honor others.

You are generous... when you can take as sweetly as you can give.

You are humble... when you do not know how humble you are.

You are thoughtful... when you see me just as I am and treat me just as you are.

You are merciful... when you forgive in others the faults you condemn in yourself.

You are beautiful... when you don't need a mirror to tell you.

You are rich... when you never need more than what you have.

You are you... when you are at peace with who you are not.

I believe...that circumstances may have influenced who we are, But... we are responsible for who we become.

~Author unknown

I need this today...............miss you DeVon

[best]

Originally Posted by toad

I need this today...............miss you DeVon

I can visit that every day and take something away that is needed for the day.
Good stuff.

[recoveringnky]

Originally Posted by best

I can visit that every day and take something away that is needed for the day.
Good stuff.

Same here! Good stuff indeed!

[Freedom1990]

Originally Posted by toad

I need this today...............miss you DeVon

Hey Toad, I just reread it for myself!

I've been immersing myself with face to face matters in sobriety, working with my newest sponsee on a written first step, and watching my other sponsee heading for a relapse. All I can do is share my experience, strength, and hope. I can't carry them.

I've also had some health issues crop up again, and trying to remain calm through it. I had major surgery on my stomach in December of 2006 (pyloroplasty and selective vagotomy), which left me with a zipper from breastbone to navel, and I really do not care to go through that again. So it's imperative I try not to stress, or it makes the stomach issues flare up again.

My youngest is on week 2 of the new full-time job, and she's doing well. She did have a fender bender in the parking lot yesterday, no damage to the truck she backed into, but her trunk lid is going to have to be banged back out as it doesn't seal down tight now.

I turned the big 50 on Monday, and we had a Mother's Day/my birthday get-together with my folks on Sunday. It was wonderful. Good food, we went to see the Grand Canyon Imax feature at the cosmosphere, and then on to see Iron Man at the movies.

Today I am grateful for all the blessings in my life, and will be heading out to an AA meeting here in about 30 minutes.

[toad]

Good to hear from you DeVon. I understand fully today about working with a new sponsee. Just this afternoon I spent two hours with a guy going over the first step. We read and studied the Doctors Opinion. This guy had 14 months and relapsed. Called me and didn't know why. I plainly told him that he had never got a sponsor, and had not worked the steps. He agreed, and said he needed help with the steps. I said I would help him. Then he asked someone else to sponsor him, did not work the steps, and relapsed again after two months. Again he called me, and I said "did you work the steps." His answer was no. He said he asked the other guy to sponsor him because he thought it would be easier. He is a real alcoholic and once he takes a drink looses all control. Today we had a chance to sit down and take a look at what the problem is with us alcoholics. I got blessed myself and did not want to drink. I assigned him to read Bill's Story and to underline it. Next week we will study word for word There Is A Solution.

Easy Does It......................EZ DZ IT...................DeVon, I will pray for you and your stomach issues.............I believe you are healed indeed.

Almost 12 years ago I turned 50. I was drinking a quart of Canadian Mist a day. I was totally insane and to avoid going to treatment I checked into the psych ward at the VA for my bi-annual time of rest and relaxation. They knew me personally, and refused to admit me as a psych patient. They scheduled me for treatment. I was crazy enough to go. Stayed clean and sober for 10 months (longest up to that date) and relapsed because of a resentment with my church. Took me 17 months to get back to AA. I learned a greatly needed lesson about resentments and their power over us.


Anyway...........Happy Happy Happy Birthday DeVon. May you have many many more.