Whatever you may be sure of, be sure of this, you are dreadfully like other people. -- James Russell Lowell
Sharing our many experiences with our friends in Twelve Step meetings helps us understand how very similar we all are. We are unique only in the sense that each of us has a special contribution to make in life, one not quite like anyone else's.
Keeping secrets from others can make us fearful. We think, could they really like me if they knew this? Yet we feel profound relief when we share our most shameful secrets in a meeting and the men and women listening to us don't blink an eye.
We no longer find rewards from pretending we're someone we're not. Our greatest reward now is the peace we experience from not having anything to hide. We have learned genuine humility and that we are equals with other people. No better, no worse.
> Whatever you may be sure of, be sure of this, you are dreadfully > like other people. > -- James Russell Lowell
> Sharing our many experiences with our friends in Twelve Step meetings > helps us understand how very similar we all are. We are unique only in > the sense that each of us has a special contribution to make in life, > one not quite like anyone else's.
> Keeping secrets from others can make us fearful. We think, could they > really like me if they knew this? Yet we feel profound relief when we > share our most shameful secrets in a meeting and the men and women > listening to us don't blink an eye.
> We no longer find rewards from pretending we're someone we're not. Our > greatest reward now is the peace we experience from not having anything > to hide. We have learned genuine humility and that we are equals with > other people. No better, no worse.
Tim and Lisa wrote: > Got any secrets you wanna tell me? ;o)
> Good morning to ya !
G'morning back. Man, ya up early. Any birds buildin' nests or eatin' yet out there?
Secrets, well posted a "happening" that we ain't discussed yet. Sponsor knows 'em all. You know some. I planned to ride my bike to work today, now it looks like rain. Damn weathermen (and economists)! Gotta run to work. See you and all later!
> G'morning back. Man, ya up early. Any birds buildin' nests or eatin' > yet out there?
> Secrets, well posted a "happening" that we ain't discussed yet. > Sponsor knows 'em all. You know some. I planned to ride my bike to > work today, now it looks like rain. Damn weathermen (and economists)! > Gotta run to work. See you and all later!
> JimB
Yeah I put some thread some torn up cotton balls, and yes they swoop down and grap that stuff to build there nests, tis the season for it! It was funny watching this humming bird trying to pick up this whole cotton ball, he'd get it 3 inches off the ground and plonk back down again. So I went out there and and made about 6 pieces out of the one cotton ball. ;o) Yep it's nice seeing them hummingbirds come up to the window to the feeder.
Happy trails to ya Jim, don't furget your helmet and were thinkin of ya too!
> Whatever you may be sure of, be sure of this, you are dreadfully > like other people. > -- James Russell Lowell
> Sharing our many experiences with our friends in Twelve Step meetings > helps us understand how very similar we all are. We are unique only in > the sense that each of us has a special contribution to make in life, > one not quite like anyone else's.
> Keeping secrets from others can make us fearful. We think, could they > really like me if they knew this? Yet we feel profound relief when we > share our most shameful secrets in a meeting and the men and women > listening to us don't blink an eye.
> We no longer find rewards from pretending we're someone we're not. Our > greatest reward now is the peace we experience from not having anything > to hide. We have learned genuine humility and that we are equals with > other people. No better, no worse.
Sharing our most shameful secrets in a meeting??? In a roomful of people half of which we may not know or be willing to trust even if we did know them?
Ron G wrote: > Sharing our most shameful secrets in a meeting??? In a roomful of people > half of which we may not know or be willing to trust even if we did know > them?
Right on about that Ron. Some are between you, sponsor and HP. Anonymous is in my thoughts, but maybe not others. Best as a rule to ask sponsor about questionable calls.
On a personal note, I bring up everything. Maybe I don't have so many dark or extremely personal secrets in my past. I was a freakin' drunk - drove drunk, 2 dui's, still drank, had a daughter, still drank, led to divorce, still drank, sold my company, still drank, met my P.O. hungover and blew positive, still drank, violated parole, drank when I got out, drank, drank, drank. Did I tell ya I kinda screwed up my life by drinking? What do ya wanna know? My most shameful things are that during *very* important parts of my life (some listed above), I was either drunk, hungover, or thinkin' about getting drunk ASAP. I guess that's why I call myself an alcoholic, eh ;-)
