I was talking "furlough" but needed up with 'tour of duty'.
Hard to explain why I do this... I took my holiday time- three weeks before and chose to get out there.
I can sing old Methodist hymns in Fijian... old family connections. I spent two weeks with Melanesian subsistence farmers in Fiji. The family I stayed with were ridden with kava. Not so mind-blowing as booze; but it sure slows things down- and cuts heavily into the family budget.
I always say" :birds of a feather flock together. We end up becoming attracted to people like ourselves... wherever we go... couple with four teenage kids. Lovely kids i could relate to my own family. A homestay where the hosts do not provide toilet paper. The people of the village see no need for toilet paper.
After I paid my rent the wife went off and bought a microwave. Hubby wanted a speargun.
The second village I stayed in had a rubbish disposal system. They had platforms to keep the dogs and pigs at bay. And left their rubbish out there for pick-up.
When I grew up we had a tin shack to live in. Bathroom was a hole in the ground. And rubbish built up round the side of the house.
This experience bought me back to myself. To my roots. I did not feel along. In the evenings I could hear the numerous kids playing outside. There was not one angry word... and they all had a jolly old time... they were many pluses.
they fail had a farm in the hills- where is was cooler. It was steep- but the soil was fertile. Sweet.
Finding healing in Step 12. I have a local District Meeting coming up this weekend.
Still trying to make a difference... ...
DavidG.
hotrod said
Aug 28, 2019
Hi David Step 12, this Step is indeed powerful. I found that the promise that if i work the Steps, I would have a "Spiritual Awakening " caused me to begin this journey . Thanks for the topic
Lyne said
Aug 29, 2019
Hi David-I often think of our end of meeting closing, let it begin with me. Wouldnt the world be a better place if we all could practice this? Its akin to the golden rule. The world can be a better place but it has to begin somewhere! Lyne
Hi y'all,
I was talking "furlough" but needed up with 'tour of duty'.
Hard to explain why I do this... I took my holiday time- three weeks before and chose to get out there.
I can sing old Methodist hymns in Fijian... old family connections. I spent two weeks with Melanesian subsistence farmers in Fiji. The family I stayed with were ridden with kava. Not so mind-blowing as booze; but it sure slows things down- and cuts heavily into the family budget.
I always say" :birds of a feather flock together. We end up becoming attracted to people like ourselves... wherever we go... couple with four teenage kids. Lovely kids i could relate to my own family. A homestay where the hosts do not provide toilet paper. The people of the village see no need for toilet paper.
After I paid my rent the wife went off and bought a microwave. Hubby wanted a speargun.
The second village I stayed in had a rubbish disposal system. They had platforms to keep the dogs and pigs at bay. And left their rubbish out there for pick-up.
When I grew up we had a tin shack to live in. Bathroom was a hole in the ground. And rubbish built up round the side of the house.
This experience bought me back to myself. To my roots. I did not feel along. In the evenings I could hear the numerous kids playing outside. There was not one angry word... and they all had a jolly old time... they were many pluses.
they fail had a farm in the hills- where is was cooler. It was steep- but the soil was fertile. Sweet.
Finding healing in Step 12. I have a local District Meeting coming up this weekend.
Still trying to make a difference...
...
DavidG.
Hi David Step 12, this Step is indeed powerful. I found that the promise that if i work the Steps, I would have a "Spiritual Awakening " caused me to begin this journey . Thanks for the topic