Thanks for 5 years of SR!
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Thanks for 5 years of SR!
This has passed around the forum in a pm for a while now...and now it's time to turn it into a thread.
If anyone has contributed to this, and doesn't see what they added, please forgive me...this has disappeared a few times, and unavoidably, some parts have been lost, I'm sure.
If you haven't had a chance to contribute and want to - please do. Cece1960, The Other Side, and I all thought that it would be nice to have as many people as possible contribute to a poem with two lines that talk about what SR has brought into their lives, why they came to SR, or simply to say thanks for SR.
Codies all across the land,
With ducks who didn't understand,
Quacking left and quacking right,
Who would understand my plight?
A search led me here,
And what did appear?
A skillet,
and a bunny slipper to my rear.
I'm grateful every day,
As my pain slowly fades away,
The great people I've met,
Have helped me to let,
My walls come down,
My life's turned around
Now who would have 'thunk it?'
My life's no longer in the pit!
I've learned so much from these beloved folk,
It makes so happy, I dance the polk(a).
Glad for what SR's given me
Friendship, love, serenity
I can reclaim my sanity,
With all the help they give to me
I can now Live and Let Live
And to MYSELF I can give
The Spirit is good, the Spirit is kind,
Only the Spirit can give peace of mind
I have learned that I have a higher power
When life gets hard, I no longer cower
Jon started SR; a blessing, a home.
For him and all the family, my wish for "Shalom!"
My friends here each hold a special light
Within their hearts, they shine so bright,
If not for Jon and ALL my codie friends
My life may have never been MY life again,
The 3 C's opened a brand new door
Detach with love, control no more
Friends from all places, though without faces,
All sorts of cases, found this oasis.
The alkies, the addicts those so alone were
able to smile again when SR provided them with
a home a haven to learn how to grow.
Tears and chaos became smiles and laughter,
Meditations in life, hereon and thereafter.
We join together from every nation
To share and laugh and banish isolation
And together we learn to walk the line,
Learning and growing - one day at a time.
You have to live here to know how we feel...
Ours lives once chaotic, are now so surreal
SoberRecovery has become my salvation
I am thankful to Jon for his pure dedication
There are still many out there living in fear
but I'm sure their HP will soon lead them here
To discover this love and sweet understanding
A place to ease the load of your soul from a life too demanding
to pure friendships alike and divine
growing more precious each day at a time
I never thought I could live without chaos
but thanks to Jon and this site the program never fails us.
I am grateful Jon followed his mission
with Jon and our H.P.'s guidance there;s no need to fuss.
Every morning I awake and rush to the computer
to read the great advice I can learn from people like you here.
heart to heart we share our joy and sorrow
We live and love for today for good memories tomorrow
Without SR I would be so lost
I could exist, but at what cost?
SR was my start, it showed me the way
To the help I so needed, to the doors of AA
My life's returning, it's at it's best
I share it with this humble nest
At SR I found the acceptance, guidance and love
I needed to search for my own happiness
I was angry, sad and unable to cope,
At SR I've regained my strength and my hope
Blessings to those that welcome the newbie,
sharing their hope for what our lives could be
Oh help what to write? I don't do poetry!
But I have other members here to support me.
It's the support on this site that has given me hope
When my disease calls me back, I simply say 'nope'
But when them days are full of a lot of fear
I know that I don't have to use dope or drink beer
In SR I have found friends that truely care
and plenty of giggles to chase away lifes dispairs
and though we may not always agree
we know that the "us" is stronger than the "me"
I remember the morning, I found SR
My HP had guided me here.... from afar!
Alone in our rooms, connected by wires,
we share common hopes and a common desire
We share love and we share dreams and
On some days we even share screams
but one thing we didn'e see coming,
is that we had to get rid of all our shortcomings
A place to receive, a place to give
A place where we relearn to live
Alcoholics and addicts of all size and shape
play it, yeah play it all the way the tape
At the beginning fun and game and then came shame
Looking for a way out of this mess, along came Jon
An alcoholic for sure, but with a dream not a con
An now here we are at SR, a dream come true
with addicts and alcoholic who are no longer blue
Thank you Jon each day I've said
If not for SR I would now be dead
Feeling all alone, and sick in the head!
Because of SR I have happiness,instead
So, I no longer draw my lines in the sand,
to be stepped over with careless feet
With a heart filled with love, and a resolve that is strong,
my lines are now embedded in concrete
Finally did what I feared could never be done
With SR family behind me, I feel I have won
Life is now happy, joyous and free
I now live, live just for me
Thank you for a safe place to visit;
to share, to learn, to vent and to grow.
Once was lost but found my way
SR has helped me to cope everyday.
Impossible dreams of light placed within,
Walking dare of life to begin.
Lives, hearts and souls joined as one
Finding the hope started by Jon
So all of us from near and far
Thank you, Jon, for creating SR.
If anyone has contributed to this, and doesn't see what they added, please forgive me...this has disappeared a few times, and unavoidably, some parts have been lost, I'm sure.
If you haven't had a chance to contribute and want to - please do. Cece1960, The Other Side, and I all thought that it would be nice to have as many people as possible contribute to a poem with two lines that talk about what SR has brought into their lives, why they came to SR, or simply to say thanks for SR.
Codies all across the land,
With ducks who didn't understand,
Quacking left and quacking right,
Who would understand my plight?
A search led me here,
And what did appear?
A skillet,
and a bunny slipper to my rear.
I'm grateful every day,
As my pain slowly fades away,
The great people I've met,
Have helped me to let,
My walls come down,
My life's turned around
Now who would have 'thunk it?'
My life's no longer in the pit!
I've learned so much from these beloved folk,
It makes so happy, I dance the polk(a).
Glad for what SR's given me
Friendship, love, serenity
I can reclaim my sanity,
With all the help they give to me
I can now Live and Let Live
And to MYSELF I can give
The Spirit is good, the Spirit is kind,
Only the Spirit can give peace of mind
I have learned that I have a higher power
When life gets hard, I no longer cower
Jon started SR; a blessing, a home.
For him and all the family, my wish for "Shalom!"
My friends here each hold a special light
Within their hearts, they shine so bright,
If not for Jon and ALL my codie friends
My life may have never been MY life again,
The 3 C's opened a brand new door
Detach with love, control no more
Friends from all places, though without faces,
All sorts of cases, found this oasis.
The alkies, the addicts those so alone were
able to smile again when SR provided them with
a home a haven to learn how to grow.
Tears and chaos became smiles and laughter,
Meditations in life, hereon and thereafter.
We join together from every nation
To share and laugh and banish isolation
And together we learn to walk the line,
Learning and growing - one day at a time.
You have to live here to know how we feel...
Ours lives once chaotic, are now so surreal
SoberRecovery has become my salvation
I am thankful to Jon for his pure dedication
There are still many out there living in fear
but I'm sure their HP will soon lead them here
To discover this love and sweet understanding
A place to ease the load of your soul from a life too demanding
to pure friendships alike and divine
growing more precious each day at a time
I never thought I could live without chaos
but thanks to Jon and this site the program never fails us.
I am grateful Jon followed his mission
with Jon and our H.P.'s guidance there;s no need to fuss.
Every morning I awake and rush to the computer
to read the great advice I can learn from people like you here.
heart to heart we share our joy and sorrow
We live and love for today for good memories tomorrow
Without SR I would be so lost
I could exist, but at what cost?
SR was my start, it showed me the way
To the help I so needed, to the doors of AA
My life's returning, it's at it's best
I share it with this humble nest
At SR I found the acceptance, guidance and love
I needed to search for my own happiness
I was angry, sad and unable to cope,
At SR I've regained my strength and my hope
Blessings to those that welcome the newbie,
sharing their hope for what our lives could be
Oh help what to write? I don't do poetry!
But I have other members here to support me.
It's the support on this site that has given me hope
When my disease calls me back, I simply say 'nope'
But when them days are full of a lot of fear
I know that I don't have to use dope or drink beer
In SR I have found friends that truely care
and plenty of giggles to chase away lifes dispairs
and though we may not always agree
we know that the "us" is stronger than the "me"
I remember the morning, I found SR
My HP had guided me here.... from afar!
Alone in our rooms, connected by wires,
we share common hopes and a common desire
We share love and we share dreams and
On some days we even share screams
but one thing we didn'e see coming,
is that we had to get rid of all our shortcomings
A place to receive, a place to give
A place where we relearn to live
Alcoholics and addicts of all size and shape
play it, yeah play it all the way the tape
At the beginning fun and game and then came shame
Looking for a way out of this mess, along came Jon
An alcoholic for sure, but with a dream not a con
An now here we are at SR, a dream come true
with addicts and alcoholic who are no longer blue
Thank you Jon each day I've said
If not for SR I would now be dead
Feeling all alone, and sick in the head!
Because of SR I have happiness,instead
So, I no longer draw my lines in the sand,
to be stepped over with careless feet
With a heart filled with love, and a resolve that is strong,
my lines are now embedded in concrete
Finally did what I feared could never be done
With SR family behind me, I feel I have won
Life is now happy, joyous and free
I now live, live just for me
Thank you for a safe place to visit;
to share, to learn, to vent and to grow.
Once was lost but found my way
SR has helped me to cope everyday.
Impossible dreams of light placed within,
Walking dare of life to begin.
Lives, hearts and souls joined as one
Finding the hope started by Jon
So all of us from near and far
Thank you, Jon, for creating SR.
Last edited by abtchonamission; 09-15-2005 at 08:10 AM.
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Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: The State of Possibilities
Posts: 533
All I can say is WOW! Are we all really that talented?
Jon,
I'm sure you didn't know that you had a "tiger" by the tail when you started this place. I'm afraid it has developed a life of its own but it will never forget it's creator!
Thanks. You have brought me peace when I didn't think there was ever a chance of that again in my life. For that, I will always be grateful.
Hugs,
Marteen
Jon,
I'm sure you didn't know that you had a "tiger" by the tail when you started this place. I'm afraid it has developed a life of its own but it will never forget it's creator!
Thanks. You have brought me peace when I didn't think there was ever a chance of that again in my life. For that, I will always be grateful.
Hugs,
Marteen
Nature Girl
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: By The Lake
Posts: 60,328
Like this little house that Jon built, it just keeps growing and growing and growing!!!
I am grateful for every brother and sister in recovery that shares this house with me.
Happy 5th Birthday, SR!!!!
Hugs
Ann
I am grateful for every brother and sister in recovery that shares this house with me.
Happy 5th Birthday, SR!!!!
Hugs
Ann
JUST DO IT!!
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Here Or There
Posts: 7,612
((((Jon))))
If you only knew how much this site has helped me threw the past almost 6 months now and all of the tears that I have cried not only good tears, sad tears, heart felt tears and tears of joy. I only wish the best for you and everyone here who has given me life, and a chance to do thing different today.
Love Vic
If you only knew how much this site has helped me threw the past almost 6 months now and all of the tears that I have cried not only good tears, sad tears, heart felt tears and tears of joy. I only wish the best for you and everyone here who has given me life, and a chance to do thing different today.
Love Vic
An truly amazing forum on the net....!
Member
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Home of the Ravens-MD
Posts: 1,316
Wow, I love it. What talented people. Thank you Jon & the others for starting SR.
SB is a true blessing in my life,
the sharing & caring brings hope into my life.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!SR!!!!!!!!!
SB is a true blessing in my life,
the sharing & caring brings hope into my life.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!SR!!!!!!!!!
suffering is not a requirement
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: rising above the ashes
Posts: 147
For he's a jolly good fellow SRer..
(((Jon))) I can feel you blushing all the way over here!
Well, You started it!!!!
Oh honestly I can't ever say enough about the
people here. I really don't have to though.
They speak for themselves.
Hmmm, I wonder who put the "my wish for Shalom line" in there? hmmmmm.
Forever Grateful,
Love N' Hugs to All
Iamunique
Well, You started it!!!!Oh honestly I can't ever say enough about the
people here. I really don't have to though.They speak for themselves.
Hmmm, I wonder who put the "my wish for Shalom line" in there? hmmmmm.
Forever Grateful,
Love N' Hugs to All
Iamunique
..did you have any doubt? ....he'd absolutly kill me if I told you who he looked like! *LMAO*
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