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Post by Tiger on Apr 1, 2004 17:58:26 GMT -5
My sponsor, Papa Frank was an old-timer from the 50s and 60s era of AA. At 38 years of sobriety, he closed all his comments with the following statement:
"People who go to meetings stay sober, people who don't go to meetings get drunk and *I still go to meetings because it"s easier to stay sober than to get sober!"
Some real food for thought from one of those real old timers who knew how to keep it simple and "explain" it simple
Tiger
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Post by Caressa2 on Apr 1, 2004 18:14:02 GMT -5
Amen!
My spiritual advisor celebrates God willing 45 years this year.
He always said, "If you had one had in the hand of your Higher Power and the other hand in the hand of a newcomer, you had no hands left to pick up!"
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Post by johnnysgirl on Apr 5, 2004 4:08:20 GMT -5
Dear Tiger---The phrase "words of wisdom" remind me of one of my most favorite songs by the Beatles. I think the song Let it be is a great example to do the 3rd step. In the song it says "WHEN I FIND MYSELF IN TIMES OF TROUBLE MOTHER MARY COMES TO ME SPEAKIN
WORDS OF WISDOM LET IT BE" Paul Mc Cartney saw his dead mother (name Mary)
in a dream and she told him to "Let It Be---there will be an answer---just let it be or turn it over to God like it says in the 3rd step. Yes it is a lot easier to stay sober then it is to get sober. I don't ever want to have to suffer thru detox again. I have been a little jittery with my anniversary coming up and that is a real good phrase for me to hang onto. EASIER TO STAY STRAIGHT THEN TO GET STRAIGHT.....
Thanks for reminding me of that real good important helpful phrase!!!! You
are MARVELOUS!!!! Love & Grateful Hugs
Mistyeve aka Johnny's Girl
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Post by SunnyGirl on Apr 21, 2004 12:13:36 GMT -5
Mornin Tiger,
Have missed reading your words of wisdom and
was wondering how you are doing. I just wanted
to let you know, you are in my thoughts and prayers...
Peace on the journey, SG
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. I will be back looking for Lin and others.