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RLC


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To my MIP Family,

David wrote a great post on gratitude today. I just watched the Hallmark Hall of Fame movie "When Love Is Not Enough". So I've had a double dose of gratitude today. If there is anyone in the family that watched the movie and did not tear-up several times then they didn't watch the same movie I did. But I suspect very few can say they didn't shed a tear or two.  

The movie made me feel so proud to be a part of this wonderful program.

I could go on and on-------- I could say so much more -----but that's enough said because it really says it all.

Thank you Lois, and most of all Lois thank you for Al-Anon,

HUGS,
 RLC

-- Edited by RLC on Sunday 25th of April 2010 10:26:08 PM

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Awesome portrayal.  It's the first time I've watched a movie and could relate to every emotion.  Been there, done that, bought the t-shirt.

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Okay we get the dessert in about 2 and a half hours here...Mahalo both of you
and how much are the tee shirts Christy?  LOL   smile

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RLC wrote:

To my MIP Family,


The movie made me feel so proud to be a part of this wonderful program.

Thank you Lois, and most of all Lois thank you for Al-Anon,

HUGS,
 RLC

-- Edited by RLC on Sunday 25th of April 2010 10:26:08 PM


Dear RLC 

I agree 

Thank YOu Lois for this very powerful program of recovery with which I am sure I would not be here today.



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Yep....me too RLC.  When she started reading the steps....I don't know why yet, but that was absolutely the part that got to me the most.

Very powerful.



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You guys have said it all.  The trip over old territory for me was smoother
because of coming to understand in Al-Anon but still it had an old familiar
affect.  If there is one emotion a bystander gets from watching those
affect by the disease of alcoholism its profound sadness if they are
compassionate and hot anger if they are not.  Both were on the screne.

I met Lois in early recovery and was told why the red high heeled shoe
was a metaphor for "enough".  I didn't use a shoe.  The reading of the
steps also held my spouse and I in total suspension and in the end
we spoke in the language of gratitude.   HP is cunning, powerful and
baffling. 

If I had bought the tee shirt it would be wringing wet right now.

(((((hugs))))) smile

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I didn't watch it all last night. I got a phone call in the middle of it and took it, but I recorded it and I am looking forward to finishing it tonight.


Before the movie started I was so excited and I felt overcome with gratitude to Lois and the other women who helped start this program, my alanon family and my sponsor.

Yours in recovery,
Mandy

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Wow, it was incredible. I shed much more than a tear or two. So powerful and emotional, and very familiar to me.

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