The material presented
here is not Al-Anon Conference Approved Literature. It is a method
to exchange
information, ideas, feelings, problems and solutions on a personal
level.
My early Al-Anon sponsor Don T, I was told passed away several years ago last month. I believe that because it was my first sponsor who told me that and she brokered me off to him. (I didn't do my lessons good...just like school so she fired me and brought me to him). Only one of the things he taught me when we were together was to latch on to and get close to the recovery of others. "Get up and move" toward it, listen, learn, practice, practice, practice". I was at my meeting this morning and a member who clearly has recovery awareness and practice came in just after we started. She took her chair and listened. I hadn't seen her for a while and I know the sound of her voice along with her ESH. She is one of many in recovery outside and also here in MIP that "know now and know that they know" and while I was sitting across the cabana and listening just at the tail of the meeting she started a share. The second I heard the sound of her voice I heard, "Get up and move"...that was my sponsor...and I did. I moved across the cabana to get close to the message as directed. He's not dead...not in spirit and certainly not in motive and intention. Don still directs and again I am better off for it. What was her message? in part...trusting the program and working it today insures that our future will be more crises free. She was able to looking into her future and predict accurately what it would be like based upon where she has been. She doesn't want that she was seeing a slip happening. She wants her serenity today with assurances that come from practice. "Get up and move"..."move toward the message...make sure you hear it...the consequences of not is unacceptable". Thank you for my recovery. (((((hugs)))))
What a powerful message! I too hear the voice of my early sponsor reminding me to keep showing up one day at a time and using the simple tools that led me to recovery. This truly is a one day at a time program from which we never graduate.
The slogans like;Keep it simple, Listen and Learn, Keep an open mind,Live and let live, Let go and let God, are principles that move around in my head as solutions to problems that face me on the daily basis.
How great is it to be able to maintain principles above personalities (especially my own) and know that no matter where I go I'lls be able to find an Al-Anon meeting and Al-Anon family to connect with. What a powerful program and want a fantastic family:).
((((Jerry))))) Thank you for the very powerful and moving (literally and figuratively) share !!! What a wonderful and inspiring message! I've spent a good portion of my life running away from rather than running towards something positive. That is changing. Thank you for giving clarity to action by getting up and moving. This is a great keeper!
Thank you for sharing the message passed through your sponsor to you as you practice and sponsor and others as they do the same. Moving with the solutions found in the program rather than fighting against the disease - powerful reminder to apply daily for those of us affected by the disease.
((((Brother)))) What an Inspiration & Gift you are... Thank you for this, because YES... I Do Need to Move too instead of Just Staying Fast... I Tend to Slack when things are going "OK" appossed to "Insane" and I Def. Need to step it Up! I'm still making my 2 meetings a week when Weather Permits, but My Game is still a Little Stale! Time to Open that Door & Crawl back in...
Thank you always for Sharing You, Your Sponsers, and Fellow Al-Anoners... For I am Always Listening ;0)
hugs s :)
This knowing put into words gives me peace.