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Sunday, February 28, 2010

WHAT NO PRESIDENT?

2010. Woke up in Readsboro. 
Transfiguration Sunday is going good it seems. 
Twice snow here. But it is well plowed. 
No solids only physics today. Colonoscopy tomorrow. 
LORD I hope I don’t embarrass myself in Josephine’s car tomorrow.
 No president and no dues. 
We got something for nothing. 
A daily reprieve from alcoholism. 
We just go to meetings and don’t drink. 
The total driven self centered satisfaction 
to oblivion is relieved for now. 
Thank GOD I didn’t involved someone in marriage
 to achieve that satisfaction. [TRANSFIGURATION]. O GOD grant….

Friday, February 26, 2010

NO ORDINARY SUCCESS STORY

2010. . Suffering transmuted under grace 
Into spiritual progress.
 [Bill has a way with words doesn't he]
Scared, lonely, mad. 
And The reality of sobriety. 
Hear hope. Choose charity. Make sense. 
Be kind. O GOD grant….

THE CHALLENGE OF FAILURE

2010. . At meeting this morning we discussed failed marriage. 
So I shared I had no choice but to give up marriage to be a catholic priest. 
But for me marriage was a total obvilian of self satisfaction. 
And that wouldn’t have made a very good marriage. 
How lucky I was not to go into a marriage 
without the slightest idea of sharing anything. 
Self-satisfaction of self-centered oblivion. 
That’s alcoholism it aint marriage. 
O GOD grant….

Sunday, February 21, 2010

I AM PART OF A WHOLE RECOVERY

2010. Woke up in REadsboro. 
The temptation of Jesus 
and the movie “on the water front” are fitting together. 
He could have been anything 
if it hadn’t cost him everything 
to save me.. 
A A is recovering totally. 
I am as much of a part as I want to be 
of the total. 
GOD help me. GOD grant ………

Saturday, February 20, 2010

THE GIFT OF LAUGHTER.

2010 What a beautiful gift. 
At the first meeting I thought laughter was forbidden. 
Especially when it came to slips. 
They were laughing about slips. 
And I learned that I could laugh about my drunkenness 
and not loose my sobriety. 
Sobriety come from telling the truth. 
Not from shame over drinking. O LORD…… 
thank you JESUS for the gift of your ministry. 
 1pm Mahar funeral Home. 
Stmfd&Rdsb 4-6pm. 

Thursday, February 18, 2010

RIP Ruth E./ OUR PATHS ARE OUR OWN.

2010. You must care Nancy because GOD cares for you. 
Ruth E.’s chose to care. 
We called it worry. 
- it worked. 
99% of what she worried about never happened. 
RIGHT?
love Jim

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

COMMITMENT

2010. . To the difference WISDOM makes. 
First we admit there is a difference between right and wrong. 
There is character defects in my character. 
I must address myself to dealing with them. 
I can follow the AA way.
 It works for me if I work it. 
O GOD grant me….

Monday, February 15, 2010

TAKING ACTION

2010 . It is in the working 
that we are healed by GOD. 
When we admit – believe – and care 
we are on the A A way.  
O GOD grant me..........

Sunday, February 14, 2010

EXPECTATIONHS VS DEMANDS.

2010 
St. Valentine was a young seminarian in Rome  
studying for the priest hood. 
He was remembered for sending notes 
to people who didn’t know him 
and didn’t know the meaning of the message. 
the message was simply someone loves you.  

Saturday, February 13, 2010

WE CAN’T THINK OUR WAY SOBER

2010 . Intectually self sufficient.
 “I can do it myself.” 
GOD please let me quite drinking without A A.
that was not your plan o LORD.
 the plan was I would go to AA
and learn that wellness like life it self
 is a gift. 
O GOD grant me…..

THE ROOT OF OUR TROUBLES

2010. . Selfishness, self centered fear. 
“will I be embarrassed.”  
O GOD grant…..

Friday, February 12, 2010

THE LIMITS OF SELF RELIANCE.

 My fears. The limits of my self reliance.
 My well being come from trusting GOD. 
[BLESSED] O GOD GRANT….

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

I DON’T RUN THE SHOW.

2010 I DON’T RUN THE SHOW. So what do I do.? I chose to believe or not belive. It all began with [me] nothing and it will all end. My experience has taught me that I can chose to be sober by going to A A meetings and not drink. I aint me babe. I tried to be happy joyous and free for forty years drunk. And I got so scared and lonely and mad that I went to an A A  meeting. And it worked. A reprieve from the disease. O GOD grant……

REFLECT FEBRUARY

ABBA  “Into your hands…”
Semper Fidelis Semper
The act of  PRESENCE
THE CLOUD OF UNKNOWING
FROST HOUSE / HAIL MARY PASS
[I caught/catch 3] being, gift, favor
RUTH-E CARED [worried]
YA WHO? / YA WAY?
READ, LISTEN, SPEAK, ACT.
My life/My Name;
its GOD’S will,
into action, each day, a little more.
ALWAYS READY - ALWAYS WILLING
THE SPIRITUAL FOUNDATION anonymity
ASSUME NOTHING / ACCEPT ANYTHING 1 Cor. 12:31-13:13
To be humble: TRUTH/with a  healthy self love
To be responsible: make EUCHARIST
“human hands have made” thank-GOD-anyway
RECONCILE, relate, render, recover, ready
“for the sake of the one who still suffers,” [me too]
“for the best possible relates to everyone” [me too]
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Do No harm [hurt, lie, steal, resent]     LHM
No complain, [compare, criticize]        ChM
No personal offense [give or take]        LhM
“If you worry you care - GOD cares for you” o mom
“ALL works for good with those who love GOD” Paul
Principles before personalities. Bill W
“let your Kingdom come on earth as it is in heaven” XP
“If you can’t do anything about it
you know it is GOD’s will.” George D.
“If you pray for patience you have to wait.” Walter A 
the right teacher always shows up when the student is ready. U D  
"Father, forgive them, they don’t know …XP"
“It is in pardoning that we are pardoned”  Francis
Expectations = premeditated resents  AA
 Salvation is for all / at all cost jth  o3c
For the prophet the gift can be the affliction.   jth o4c
the disciple is willing to try again o5c
o6c  being well >< its an action >< it’s a thought word deed
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1. Came to believe that A power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. 
As soon as a man can say that he does believe, or is willing to believe, 
we emphatically assure him that he is on his way. REFLECT 2/3
2. For our group purpose there is but one ultimate authority-­a loving God as He may express Himself in our group  con­science. Our leaders are but trusted servants; they do not  govern.

Monday, February 8, 2010

CONVINCING “MR. HYDE”.

2010  Dumb raging hidden UNCONSCIOUS our main task. 
JESUS leads the way to make EUCHARIST out of every occasion. 
GOD bless the work of our hands
I Slept the super bowl. 
The first one was my first year south. 
That rerun of j leno- oprah- and dave L. was good. 
I should of tried to stay awake. …all the way...
o GOD grant....

Sunday, February 7, 2010

2010. its readsboro thank GOD for that. 
The true disciple just tries again o5c. 
and recognizes GOD in JESUS working. 
O GOD grant...        

Thursday, February 4, 2010

FILLING THE VOID.

2010.  "Do I now believe, 
or am I even willing to believe, 
that there is a Power greater than myself?" 
does it make any difference? 
Didn’t I believe that before? 
It never worked before. 
O GOD grant me …………..

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

GOAL’ SANITY

2010. . 
Now I don’t have to prove I am sane. 
I pray GOD will restore my sanity 
I drank away for too long. 
Recovery really begins and ends with sanity. 
O GOD grant…..

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