Sunday TOPIC

[Lin]

The topic I picked for tonight's ACOA meeting is MAKING AMENDS.
See you there! 8 PM eastern, 7 central and 5 pacific.
LIN

[Caressa2]

Dear Lin,

I will make my amends now and let you know that I won't be able to support your Sunday night meeting as I just recently joined a f2f Women's CA Discussion Group. I went on Friday to my boyfriend's meeting as well and reconnected with an old friend there. I am sponsoring a girl in that fellowship, so I have decided to join her there, and hopefully will have the opportunity to grow in my recovery in a new direction and expand my awareness of this disease I have.

I have not been well for the past two years, and I contributed it to going back to school, but I think it is more the fact that I stopped doing service, and I got into self and made decisions about what "I" wanted rather than where God would have me be.

They say that no matter what choice we make, God is there and I firmly believe that is true, because part of that journey has been me finding EoR. He has also reunited me with a sponsee that I knew ten years ago and she keeps saying, "I remember you saying...." It has made me aware of how important it is to share because you never know when that seed that you planted will grow into something beautiful. She is already getting active in service and is a beautiful light that everyone sees a big difference in. It is for her poetry and prose about addiction that I opened a new web page. She is very open and honest and expresses it well, but she has been there, done it for many years, and she has an awesome story to tell.

Getting active in this new group (it is only about two months old) will be an opportunity for me to make an amend to my Higher Power and to myself. I tried doing that by going back to the service I used to do, but that wasn't were God wanted me. I believe it was time to let go and move forward, not backward. I did seven years of service there, it was time for someone else to take over. Unfortunately, no one wanted to make the committment and the group has folded.

The reason I feel that this new opportunity is God given is because it is situated a half a block from my home and I can use my new walker to get there when I am having bad days.

Thank you for letting me share.

[Lin]

I understand how service work is important. Please know we will miss you at the friday and Sunday night meetings i chair! You have been an inspirtion to so many here!

LIN