[Magdalen] My New Way of Living, was Transformations

[Marion Thompson]

I greatly admire all those who have taken this huge step. Outside the 
good it does for the person, the social upheaval surely would be 
enormous, given how the world works, although I think today's world in 
general is much less oriented around 'have a drink'.

Marion, a pilgrim


On 4/22/2017 2:54 PM, Christopher Hart wrote:
> OK, since I broached the subject, and Jim asked me to tell more, I might as
> well spit it out. It's nothing so fascinating as Jim's experience and I
> have probably just put off telling you all longer than I needed to due to
> my own insecurity. The bottom line is that I have joined Jim H, David S,
> Brudder Jon, Ann M, and I'm sure others that I can't recall for sure right
> now at that little (maybe not so little anymore) table in the corner of
> this pub where we serve only non-alcoholic beverages. As of today, I have
> 174 days of sobriety. There are some personal issues that brought my
> alcoholism into focus in my life and I'm not prepared to discuss all of
> those in a public online forum, even among such good friends, but I know
> some of you will join me in the serenity prayer and help me try to continue
> living sober one day at a time. Thank you all for being part of my life.
>
> On Sat, Apr 22, 2017 at 8:28 AM, James Handsfield <jhandsfield at att.net>
> wrote:
>
>> CHRISTOPHER, not David.  Sheesh!
>>
>> Alleluia!  Christ is risen!
>>
>> James Handsfield
>> jhandsfield at att.net
>>
>>> On Apr 22, 2017, at 8:27 AM, James Handsfield <jhandsfield at att.net>
>> wrote:
>>> Thank you, David.  This isn’t a competition.  I’d love to hear your
>> story.
>>> Alleluia!  Christ is risen!
>>>
>>> James Handsfield
>>> jhandsfield at att.net <mailto:jhandsfield at att.net>
>>>> On Apr 21, 2017, at 11:13 PM, Christopher Hart <cervus51 at gmail.com
>> <mailto:cervus51 at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>> Thank you, Jim, for sharing not just your story but your whole self. I
>> too
>>>> have life changes to share with this list one of these days when I feel
>>>> ready, but right now I sit here in awe of your self discovery. Mine
>> feels
>>>> pale by comparison, but we are each who and what we are. God bless your
>>>> continued journey.
>>
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