Comments on: And There I Was . . . http://thelastchancetexaco.com/2008/07/11/and-there-i-was/ My last chance to trust the Man with the Star Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:15:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: bobbie http://thelastchancetexaco.com/2008/07/11/and-there-i-was/comment-page-1/#comment-1181 bobbie Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:38:13 +0000 http://thelastchancetexaco.com/?p=450#comment-1181 spiritual special ed - love that! all our affairs - thanks for the reminder! spiritual special ed - love that!

all our affairs - thanks for the reminder!

]]> By: Chris http://thelastchancetexaco.com/2008/07/11/and-there-i-was/comment-page-1/#comment-1156 Chris Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:00:59 +0000 http://thelastchancetexaco.com/?p=450#comment-1156 Hmmm. I'm not sure I'd agree with the 4 in 2 admonition, but I don't think it is totally off track. I'm reminded, though, that we keep: first things first easy does it one day at a time Beyond that, all our affairs means ALL our affairs. Hmmm. I’m not sure I’d agree with the 4 in 2 admonition, but I don’t think it is totally off track. I’m reminded, though, that we keep:

first things first

easy does it

one day at a time

Beyond that, all our affairs means ALL our affairs.

]]> By: Marc http://thelastchancetexaco.com/2008/07/11/and-there-i-was/comment-page-1/#comment-1155 Marc Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:04:15 +0000 http://thelastchancetexaco.com/?p=450#comment-1155 Heard in the rooms: "My sponsor says if you're not in at least 4 12-step programs by the time you've got a year or two then you're not getting better!" We all laughed, but everytime I had another to my quiver, I see the same faces and the shares get better and better. DA is fabulous and so is SLAA and my growth rate doubled with what I learned in Alanon. Our disease is a multi-headed monster, no reason our recovery shouldn't be an arsenal with many weapons. Heard in the rooms: “My sponsor says if you’re not in at least 4 12-step programs by the time you’ve got a year or two then you’re not getting better!”
We all laughed, but everytime I had another to my quiver, I see the same faces and the shares get better and better. DA is fabulous and so is SLAA and my growth rate doubled with what I learned in Alanon.
Our disease is a multi-headed monster, no reason our recovery shouldn’t be an arsenal with many weapons.

]]> By: Chris http://thelastchancetexaco.com/2008/07/11/and-there-i-was/comment-page-1/#comment-1154 Chris Sun, 13 Jul 2008 03:35:14 +0000 http://thelastchancetexaco.com/?p=450#comment-1154 Both of the above. Actually a couple of people lent me small amounts. One just slipped me some cash. Another hired me to build a website for him and paid me in advance. Monday I interview for a real job tha I've been assured I'll be hired for and . . . I was still sleeping when you called. Sorry. Both of the above. Actually a couple of people lent me small amounts. One just slipped me some cash. Another hired me to build a website for him and paid me in advance. Monday I interview for a real job tha I’ve been assured I’ll be hired for and . . .

I was still sleeping when you called. Sorry.

]]> By: pea http://thelastchancetexaco.com/2008/07/11/and-there-i-was/comment-page-1/#comment-1153 pea Sat, 12 Jul 2008 22:33:57 +0000 http://thelastchancetexaco.com/?p=450#comment-1153 so what happened? did you find work? did you have a benevolent soul send cash? what? did you call your friend back, hmmmm? so what happened? did you find work? did you have a benevolent soul send cash?

what?

did you call your friend back, hmmmm?

]]> By: indistinct http://thelastchancetexaco.com/2008/07/11/and-there-i-was/comment-page-1/#comment-1152 indistinct Sat, 12 Jul 2008 15:56:04 +0000 http://thelastchancetexaco.com/?p=450#comment-1152 Great post on fear. Thanks for sharing. Great post on fear. Thanks for sharing.

]]> By: Java http://thelastchancetexaco.com/2008/07/11/and-there-i-was/comment-page-1/#comment-1151 Java Sat, 12 Jul 2008 15:41:40 +0000 http://thelastchancetexaco.com/?p=450#comment-1151 You are learning so much about yourself. This is a good thing. You are blessed. You are learning so much about yourself. This is a good thing. You are blessed.

]]> By: BoyGrowsUp http://thelastchancetexaco.com/2008/07/11/and-there-i-was/comment-page-1/#comment-1150 BoyGrowsUp Sat, 12 Jul 2008 03:52:56 +0000 http://thelastchancetexaco.com/?p=450#comment-1150 To me, this episode smacks of a perfectly timed practice session whereby you glimpsed once again the inexplicable effect of trust and faith. It does seem to me that the teeniest, tiniest speck of trust and faith offered up -- regardless of motive or circumstance -- returns in the range of a thousand-fold. This may be the hidden jewel of wisdom that any of us can ever hope to gain, and yet we all seem to receive it in the tiniest quantities imaginable. And yet, look at the result. Rinse, lather and repeat and before long, life takes on a different, kinder hue. This lesson is almost as fresh in my mind as it seems to be in yours. I am happy for you. To me, this episode smacks of a perfectly timed practice session whereby you glimpsed once again the inexplicable effect of trust and faith. It does seem to me that the teeniest, tiniest speck of trust and faith offered up — regardless of motive or circumstance — returns in the range of a thousand-fold. This may be the hidden jewel of wisdom that any of us can ever hope to gain, and yet we all seem to receive it in the tiniest quantities imaginable. And yet, look at the result.

Rinse, lather and repeat and before long, life takes on a different, kinder hue. This lesson is almost as fresh in my mind as it seems to be in yours.

I am happy for you.

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