[Magdalen] My New Way of Living, was Transformations

[Marilyn Cepeda]

I rarely drink anything alcoholic, but I have great admiration for those
who have recognized
A problem and taken steps to deal with it. I wish you well with your plan.
Marilyn
On Sat, Apr 22, 2017 at 3:08 PM Don Boyd <thedonboyd at austin.rr.com> wrote:

> ...and I snuck into that corner on 8 January 2015 when  my beloved went
> into a rehab program.
>
> Sent from my iPod
>
> > On Apr 22, 2017, at 2:56 PM, Molly Wolf <lupa at kos.net> wrote:
> >
> > I took my seat at that table on November 10, 2009.  I've been here ever
> since.
> >
> > Molly
> >
> > The man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in
> no other way. -- Mark Twain
> >
> >> On Apr 22, 2017, at 3:25 PM, Marion Thompson <marionwhitevale at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> 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.
> >
>
> --
Marilyn (Owens, Palmero) Cepeda