35 years closer to sobriety

Pollux

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Jan 7, 2022, 6:32:55 PM1/7/22

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Dear Friends

Well, today (Jan 7th) is my 35th anniversary of participating
in the A.A. program. Successfully.
I'm 69 now, but my life really began 35 years ago.

Thank God, thank AA Fellowship, great
thanks to all the people who contributed to
my new life.

Gratitude. And..sadness, unfortunately.

My son, Matthew (37), died in March 2021.
Coronavirus. No additional diseases, no risk factors.
He was not vaccinated.

I'm staying sober. No compromises.

That's what fills my heart and my thoughts today.

God bless

--
Pollux

Mark Warner

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Jan 7, 2022, 8:09:10 PM1/7/22

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Wow. Congratulations are in order of course, but it doesn't seem quite
right to say given the news of your son.

Don't hesitate to join the fray.

--
Mark Warner
MX Linux KDE
Registered Linux User #415318
...lose .inhibitions when replying

badgolferman

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Jan 7, 2022, 8:21:09 PM1/7/22

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Congratulations on your AA anniversary. Tell us how you did it!

Socrates

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Jan 7, 2022, 9:06:25 PM1/7/22

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We often speak of the benefits of sobriety but not often about how
sobriety enables us to deal with life's most painful events in a better
way. Happy Anniversary.

Charlie M. 1958

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Jan 7, 2022, 9:15:53 PM1/7/22

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Congratulations on your 35 years of sobriety. Please accept my condolences
on the loss of your son. I have children close to the same age, and I
cannot imagine experiencing that pain.

Skeezix LaRocca

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Jan 7, 2022, 9:56:28 PM1/7/22

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Congrats and I'm sorry to hear of your son's passing.

--
Dr. Skeezix LaRocca, D.B. (Doctor Of Buffoonery)
Registered Linux Novice & Abuser #526706
We aren't cheap, but we're reasonable
No appointment needed

Sharx335

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Jan 7, 2022, 10:36:33 PM1/7/22

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All the best on your 35 years, Pollux. And condolences on your son's
passing.

Ted H

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Jan 8, 2022, 9:11:29 AM1/8/22

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On Fri, 7 Jan 2022 18:06:24 -0800,
Socrates <conn...@frontier.com> wrote:
> On 1/7/2022 2:32 PM, Pollux wrote:
> > Dear Friends
> >

> > Well, today (Jan 7th) is my 35th anniversary? of participating

> > in the A.A. program. Successfully.
>
> > I'm 69 now, but my life really began 35 years ago.
> >
> > Thank God, thank AA Fellowship, great thanks to all the people
> > who contributed to my new life.
> >
> > Gratitude. And..sadness, unfortunately.

Congratulations, Pollux. That's a lot of sober time!

> > My son, Matthew (37), died in March 2021. Coronavirus. No
> > additional diseases, no risk factors. He was not vaccinated.
> >
> > I'm staying sober. No compromises.
> >
> > That's what fills my heart and my thoughts today.
> >
> > God bless
>
> We often speak of the benefits of sobriety but not often about
> how sobriety enables us to deal with life's most painful events
> in a better way. Happy Anniversary.

So sorry to hear of this, I'll be lifting you up. And I agree
with Frank--we can be grateful for the grace to deal with life's
hardships as just one benefit of our program of recovery.

And I agree with Mark too. It's always nice to see your annual
post, but know we would always welcome hearing from you more
often. :)

--
Ted H.

Dexter

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Jan 8, 2022, 5:04:02 PM1/8/22

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Congratulations to you. And my deepest condolences on the loss
of your beloved son.