tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16472085.post5834343708477546791..comments2024-01-16T05:48:40.398-07:00Comments on Being Sober: MondayMary Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08156474205414127488noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16472085.post-49299996475992248472011-10-05T23:55:43.184-06:002011-10-05T23:55:43.184-06:00Dan W. The reward for longterm sobriety is longter...Dan W. The reward for longterm sobriety is longterm sobriety and if you have throughly worked the 12 steps then I'm sure you will have gotten all of the mores that were yours and none of them will have been paid for in cash.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11237606522068664422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16472085.post-47904794419246388262011-09-21T05:46:28.385-06:002011-09-21T05:46:28.385-06:00Mary, I used to publish comments democratically, b...Mary, I used to publish comments democratically, but then I decided this is MY blog and stopped publishing anti AA and malicious comments. It is just better that way. I get a lot of them - probably an average of one a day.<br /><br />Gina, Let me know if you start a blog. It is a real learning experience and I think you are a good writer based on a couple of comments.Mary Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08156474205414127488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16472085.post-7738647562854707252011-09-20T22:56:40.877-06:002011-09-20T22:56:40.877-06:00Hi again, Mary Christine. Thanks for the welcome....Hi again, Mary Christine. Thanks for the welcome. No, I don't have a blog, though I've been told I should start one. Some people think I have a way with words. I just think I have a way with thinking too much. :)greenorangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12078779917010098552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16472085.post-30084138447061547622011-09-20T22:38:53.561-06:002011-09-20T22:38:53.561-06:00Thanks for the mention Mary Christine -- for a lon...Thanks for the mention Mary Christine -- for a long time I didn't respond to comments because I couldn't get them to load. I also worried that I might inhibit people from commenting by replying.<br /><br />I moderate all comments so I can delete any malicious or anti-AA or offensive comments. Rare, but I don't want to engage with anyone who is just stirring up trouble.Mary LAhttp://louisey.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16472085.post-11890676004041092742011-09-20T20:39:47.742-06:002011-09-20T20:39:47.742-06:00Hi Gina, thanks for the introduction. I didn't...Hi Gina, thanks for the introduction. I didn't think your comment was condescending at all. :-). I'm glad you spoke up. You don't have a blog?Mary Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08156474205414127488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16472085.post-57896894413759222272011-09-20T20:19:07.848-06:002011-09-20T20:19:07.848-06:00A quick introduction of myself - My name is Gina. ...A quick introduction of myself - My name is Gina. I've been sober for a little over a year now, and I've been reading your blog for about 3-4 months now. I apologize if you found my comment condescending. (My ego assumes this morning's comment was about me.) Definitely not my intent.greenorangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12078779917010098552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16472085.post-84012278311648943282011-09-20T06:26:26.787-06:002011-09-20T06:26:26.787-06:00Greenorange, I am forever railing about the "...Greenorange, I am forever railing about the "promises" and how they are misconstrued. And taken out of context. Thanks for visiting.Mary Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08156474205414127488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16472085.post-78736618663356983502011-09-20T06:24:20.906-06:002011-09-20T06:24:20.906-06:00Debbi, You are more than welcome to share this (or...Debbi, You are more than welcome to share this (or anything else I post here) with the women at the prison meeting. Thanks for asking. MaryMary Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08156474205414127488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16472085.post-23947367244655515972011-09-20T04:37:06.846-06:002011-09-20T04:37:06.846-06:00May I share this with the women at the prison meet...May I share this with the women at the prison meeting I help out with? (Sorry for deleting the previous comment, I forgot to check the box to get follow-up comments.) Hope your Tuesday is terrific!Debbihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17727115174070254910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16472085.post-70003847775444169802011-09-20T04:34:37.461-06:002011-09-20T04:34:37.461-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Debbihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17727115174070254910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16472085.post-8496494914078786142011-09-19T20:24:46.299-06:002011-09-19T20:24:46.299-06:00Some people misread the promises. The line, "...Some people misread the promises. The line, "Fear of people and of economic insecurity will leave us," is misconstrued to mean that economic insecurity will leave us, rather than the fear of it.<br /><br />I also don't think that only alcoholics suffer from the disease of MORE. I'll misquote Dostoevsky's Notes from the Underground, in that the nature of man is he has two legs and is ungrateful. I'm fortunate to have a disease that forces me to reevaluate the source of my discomforts. For that, I am grateful.greenorangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12078779917010098552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16472085.post-42307422099694264792011-09-19T19:30:25.436-06:002011-09-19T19:30:25.436-06:00Amen and thank you, Mary!Amen and thank you, Mary!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16472085.post-54299547578835706622011-09-19T18:35:04.817-06:002011-09-19T18:35:04.817-06:00Jeremy's comment made a lot of sense to me. Th...Jeremy's comment made a lot of sense to me. The dissatisfaction, no matter how good life is..I still see this on a daily basis.<br /><br />I suppose I expect too much. Mostly I try to keep my advice to myself. Maybe addicts need to learn EVERYTHING the hard way. So be it..Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09496172669599418214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16472085.post-51793029650476203702011-09-19T17:58:28.473-06:002011-09-19T17:58:28.473-06:00Jeremy, You are right. It is a disease of dissat...Jeremy, You are right. It is a disease of dissatisfaction with whatever we have. Recovery is a lifetime of learning to love what we have not have what we love. It makes life good.Mary Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08156474205414127488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16472085.post-43170954858993030952011-09-19T17:57:34.500-06:002011-09-19T17:57:34.500-06:00Syd and Dave, I guess I call my sponsor about jus...Syd and Dave, I guess I call my sponsor about just about everything, so I think I can listen to everything, but maybe I can't. The quality of this is so different. <br /><br />And Monday is Monday retired or not.Mary Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08156474205414127488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16472085.post-40833057911760430652011-09-19T09:36:14.288-06:002011-09-19T09:36:14.288-06:00I hear it often that alcoholism is a disease of MO...I hear it often that alcoholism is a disease of MORE, so it makes sense, even more so in a world like the one we live in. <br /><br />I jump on the train from time to time, but the true beauty, the true gift is that I have anything at all and am not dead, or lying in a gutter somewhere - thank you for the perspectiveJeremyRThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12446170907056063121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16472085.post-51559751240203605662011-09-19T07:50:24.404-06:002011-09-19T07:50:24.404-06:00Those are outside issues that I choose not to deal...Those are outside issues that I choose not to deal with. I can share my E,S, and H on the underlying stuff that might lead me to think in a jealous or fearful way. But I focus on the steps and traditions. That is what I can help with. <br /><br />I do still think of Monday as, well, Monday. And I get the Sunday afternoon blues too. It is programming from 31 years on the job.Sydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05642843245634635843noreply@blogger.com