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Pollux
Jan 7, 2024, 7:38:36 PM1/7/24
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Dear Friends,
...like every year for years...,
January 7, 1987 is the date that marks the beginning of my new life.
Yes, my life really began 37 years ago.
Until that date, I had been experiencing great suffering due to
uncontrolled drinking for many years, which is surely well known
to many of you.
Many people suffered because of me - family, friends, acquaintances
and strangers.
The drinking finally ended, but the consequences of my "cheerful"
lifestyle remain to this day and will continue to do so for a long time.
Any solution?
AA program. Thanks to God, I have been able to consistently, slowly
implement the 12 Steps in my life. I shall never be drawn into any
controversy regarding the AA program. Such debates make no sense. My
life is ample proof of the absolute value of the AA program. This is
a perfect map showing the path to sobriety. No map forces you to
drive to any destination. If I ever want to reach such a destination -
please - here is the proposal. I am on a great path; however maybe
I often go wrong, sometimes I stray from the path and tend to try a
different one - but this is the only good one for me. This is what
I have learned over 37 years and I continue to learn this every day.
What has happened in my life is proof in itself. The facts from my life
that happened but inspired by AA are strong enough proof.
I mean my a wonderful family that doesn't know the always drunk leader
pretending to be the head of the family.
I have been on the 24-hour absolute abstinence program
for 13,514 days...Hard to believe...
37th anniversary of participating in the A.A. program.
Successfully..so far...
My life has meaning, a meaning I had no idea about before.
This is my private, valuable discovery. The spark lit 37 years
ago by Higher Power is still burning today, regardless of my
incredible problems that reality brings. But now I have a chance
to solve them, which was never the case before AA.
There is no escape from problems, there is a possibility of
solving them - maybe not always the way I thought...
Thank God, thank AA Fellowship, great
thanks to all the people who contributed to my new life.
Gratitude. That's what I feel.
I'm staying sober. Better saying - on my way to stay sober.
No fight, no compulsion, no compromises with alcohol,
God bless
--
Pollux
...like every year for years...,
January 7, 1987 is the date that marks the beginning of my new life.
Yes, my life really began 37 years ago.
Until that date, I had been experiencing great suffering due to
uncontrolled drinking for many years, which is surely well known
to many of you.
Many people suffered because of me - family, friends, acquaintances
and strangers.
The drinking finally ended, but the consequences of my "cheerful"
lifestyle remain to this day and will continue to do so for a long time.
Any solution?
AA program. Thanks to God, I have been able to consistently, slowly
implement the 12 Steps in my life. I shall never be drawn into any
controversy regarding the AA program. Such debates make no sense. My
life is ample proof of the absolute value of the AA program. This is
a perfect map showing the path to sobriety. No map forces you to
drive to any destination. If I ever want to reach such a destination -
please - here is the proposal. I am on a great path; however maybe
I often go wrong, sometimes I stray from the path and tend to try a
different one - but this is the only good one for me. This is what
I have learned over 37 years and I continue to learn this every day.
What has happened in my life is proof in itself. The facts from my life
that happened but inspired by AA are strong enough proof.
I mean my a wonderful family that doesn't know the always drunk leader
pretending to be the head of the family.
I have been on the 24-hour absolute abstinence program
for 13,514 days...Hard to believe...
37th anniversary of participating in the A.A. program.
Successfully..so far...
My life has meaning, a meaning I had no idea about before.
This is my private, valuable discovery. The spark lit 37 years
ago by Higher Power is still burning today, regardless of my
incredible problems that reality brings. But now I have a chance
to solve them, which was never the case before AA.
There is no escape from problems, there is a possibility of
solving them - maybe not always the way I thought...
Thank God, thank AA Fellowship, great
thanks to all the people who contributed to my new life.
Gratitude. That's what I feel.
I'm staying sober. Better saying - on my way to stay sober.
No fight, no compulsion, no compromises with alcohol,
God bless
--
Pollux
badgolferman
Jan 7, 2024, 9:27:04 PM1/7/24
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Pollux wrote:
>January 7, 1987 is the date that marks the beginning of my new life.
>Yes, my life really began 37 years ago.
Congratulations. Thank you for being a testament to God's handiwork.
>January 7, 1987 is the date that marks the beginning of my new life.
>Yes, my life really began 37 years ago.
--
"A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable but more
useful than a life spent doing nothing." ~ George Bernard Shaw
Sharx335
Jan 7, 2024, 9:46:33 PM1/7/24
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Pollux
Jan 8, 2024, 8:51:13 AM1/8/24
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On 07.01.2024 23:56, Pollux wrote:
>
> My life has meaning, a meaning I had no idea about before.
> This is my private, valuable discovery. The spark lit 37 years
> ago by Higher Power is still burning today, regardless of my
> incredible problems that reality brings.
To avoid any misunderstandings - by the Higher Power I meant God,
>
> My life has meaning, a meaning I had no idea about before.
> This is my private, valuable discovery. The spark lit 37 years
> ago by Higher Power is still burning today, regardless of my
> incredible problems that reality brings.
as we understood Him.
--
Pollux
Dexter
Jan 8, 2024, 4:05:09 PM1/8/24
to Pollux
> Congratulations to you. I hear the first 37 years are the easiest.
Dexter
Jan 8, 2024, 4:08:44 PM1/8/24
to Pollux
On 1/7/2024 5:56 PM, Pollux wrote:
Dexter
Jan 8, 2024, 4:14:11 PM1/8/24
to Pollux
On 1/7/2024 5:56 PM, Pollux wrote:
strange.
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