Thanks for the story Jerry; it was a really good read. I do empathize with these people somehow, I really do. And I know all too well the troubles they face every day. The attraction between alcohol and pain seemed so unattractive, but I knew that feeling all too well. It does seem a bit unpredictable somehow, this whole relapse syndrome I mean. People will continue to relapse though -some more than others, and some of those will eventually die -which to me is a crying shame, but I'm just a messenger Jerry, same as you. This world is hard on some people -I guess, and you can never predict what's coming next, can we Jerry? It's a shame though; watching so many of our young people lose their lives to the damaging effects of alcoholism. But, once again, by the grace of God go I. I guess "the twisting kaleidoscope moves us all in turn", whatever that means. Life does have its moments though, and after today, it's share of heroes too. Your support obviously meant a great deal to this person, so be proud of that. The program glows a tad bit brighter today -because of your efforts, and for that be grateful. I am, and so should you.
~God Bless~
-- Edited by Mr_David on Friday 11th of May 2012 08:51:04 PM
Aloha all...a few days ago I got one of "those" phone calls and couldn't respond cause she sounded way way out there and I didn't know where she was at so that I could dispatch another female to go see. I let it go for 24 hours. I had an indicator that there was something going on in her life just from reading body language as she attends one day version of my two day "home group". No so crazy...AA at the Bay has a Saturday and Sunday meeting. So I'm at work yesterday morning talking with a co-worker and looked over his shoulder and there is another female member of the fellowship trying to get my attention. She got it...we said alohas and hugged (we go to different meetings) and she said she had just done a 12th step call. This is at a hotel I contract to. "Okay how can I help"? I ask and she's gotta go to work and the lapser needs to go to the airport to leave to go back home but doesn't want to drive because she is still somewhat sloshed. We negotiate and she is to call me back which she does and she has found two more sober women in our local program to continue the 12th step to the plane steps. We're not done...I get a phone call and it's the female from the day or so before and she's sounding sober and wanting to talk...she hadn't been drinking anything other than adrenalin due to some insanity she was participating in with a neighborhood family which was in the radical stages. She was out of control and looking for a way back would I come talk. (we've talked many times before as I was helping her to found a new meeting in her area 25 miles away.) "Okay give me some time and space to get to where you're at and where was that and we met and I took a copy of my program to give to her. We do much much better when we haven't been drinking and so we supported each other with our recovery and everything went to serenely calm. Part of her mission before we talked was to go stand on the desk of a building inspector and poop on his head just before she offered to do a free castration. OUCH!! We got to laughing at the imagined threats and the fire went out. She didn't "need" to go in and jump his crap anymore she could turn it over to God spend more time turning it all over before thinking and then asking God where it was She/God wanted her and then telling her what to do.
Program works and my sponsor was right. "If you want to know if this thing works...give it away to someone else who needs it and watch them work it."
Alls well and the building inspector probably had a dull afternoon. LOL
