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Jerry F


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Aloha fellow abstainers!!

Just gotta share a spiritual event I got to be a part of that I had not before.
Attended my home group this morning as usual...just off the ocean which was
kinda calm.   Weather was dry after months of rain.  Snow still on top of Mauna
Kea telling us it will still be kinda cold Big Island style.

We have a new comer who has been attending regularly and following the
program as suggested and it is a pleasure to see her grow.   This morning she
"just had to share" something that she has learned in the past week with her
sponsor that has deeply affected her mind, body, spirit and emotions.  It was
a prayer that she and her sponsor have been going over and over and which
she now has memorized and wanted to share with the group (40-50).  She
started "Lord I offer myself to thee..."  and as she continued became aware that
her voice had become the groups voice and the whole room was praying with
her letting her lead.   It blew her mind and he jaw dropped open and when the
prayer was finished she remarked, "Oh my God, you all know it to!!"  The feeling
that came over the room at such a spontaneous reaction caused soooo many
knowing smiles and nods.  So powerful.   done.

(((((hugs))))) smile

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I love that prayer.  Early in my recovery I was told to memorize it.  In fact, too this day it is the only thing I was ever told to memorize from the Big Book.

And to this day, it is the only thing I tell people that I work with to memorize...

[video=www.youtube.com/watch?v=boFpC1wy2Bc&feature=channel_page]

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Thank you for posting that Dave.  I have read it before, but it didn't sink in the way that it just did when I played that clip.  I watched it like 5 times.  It comes at the perfect time in my recovery, as I am starting to really wrap my mind around steps 2 and 3.  I couldn't and wouldn't have been able to grasp the meaning until now.  There is lots of pressure trying to help others as a therapist and if I let God work through me, it comes a lot easier and I can accept that I can only do the best he has in store for me.  Plus, my own change is inspiration to others and that gives me self-esteem...though I am starting to realize these changes were not all of my own doing.  Like they say...God did for me what I couldn't do for myself.  I just pray to keep growing through the good times and bad.  Thanks for the post.

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Thy Will, not mine, be done... Thankyou, Danielle x

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Jerry,

Thanks for sharing, was lucky enough to go to a few meetings in HI, and have some good AA there.

Like me, I bet you are fan of BJ Penn.

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