[Magdalen] Admission

[AT&T]

Meeting this evening was much smaller, very welcoming. I'm going to a meeting tomorrow morning (8:00), so we'll see how that goes. 

Jim Handsfield 
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> On Jan 7, 2016, at 11:01 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> God bless, Jim. This is but the first step of many. one step at a time, one
> day at a time. That's the beauty part, you don't have to do it all at once.
> Maybe if my late ex and my son had taken that first step they would be
> alive today.
> 
>> On Thu, Jan 7, 2016 at 7:05 PM, Susan Hagen <susanvhagen at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Dear Jim,
>> I'm praying that you find the support and community you need.
>> Susan
>> 
>> On Thu, Jan 7, 2016 at 1:06 PM, James Handsfield <jhandsfield at att.net>
>> wrote:
>>> I attended my first AA meeting Tuesday evening accompanied by John.  It
>> was quite eye opening.  I was rather startled by how young some of the
>> attendees were - not more than kids.  I was also impressed by the sharing
>> and the acceptance.
>>> 
>>> I didn’t sleep well last night.  I was awake fighting demons, which
>> really means I was wrestling with myself.  I finally came to admit that I
>> have a problem with alcohol and that I am an alcoholic.
>>> 
>>> I also wrestled with trying to figure out what is my higher power.  One
>> might assume it is God or Jesus or the HS or . . .  But I’ve been living
>> with them for years and it didn’t seem to help.  I think, at least for now,
>> I have an answer:  community.  It might be the Church community, the
>> community I have with Marcy and Matthew, the community I have with John,
>> the community I have in Harry, the community I have with the caregivers
>> support group at St. Bede’s, etc.  It is the community that will give me
>> the structure I need to proceed.
>>> 
>>> I spoke with John a little bit ago and told him I’m going to try to get
>> to a meeting today.  I expect to pick up my white chip.  John’s agreed to
>> be my temporary sponsor, and we’ll communicate one way or another every
>> day.  There are a couple of meetings nearby that will be, at least, less
>> inconvenient than some meetings.  But I’ve made it clear to Marcy that this
>> will involve some inconvenience for both of us.
>>> 
>>> Thanks for letting me share.
>>> 
>>> Thinking one can behave their way into heaven is an insult to the whole
>> idea of salvation.
>>> 
>>> James Handsfield
>>> jhandsfield at gmail.com
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> --
>> The alien who resides with you shall be to you as the citizen among
>> you; you shall love the alien as yourself, for you were aliens in the
>> land of Egypt.
>> Leviticus 19:34
>>