Comments on: That We Might Solve Our Common Problem

By: Mary (MPJ)

Mary (MPJ) — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 22:58:21 +0000

Thanks for this post and thanks again for being here and sharing.

By: indistinct

indistinct — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 15:44:59 +0000

a wise grandmotherly type told me at a meeting that “when we stop sharing our feelings and our truths and start faking it, we are in dire straights”

Thank you for reminding me to be honest.

By: warrior scout

warrior scout — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 09:45:35 +0000

i remember those posts in 07 very well chris. they inspired me to post more ardently i believe. the fact that you found me online amazed me. i remember not even believing that someone had found my little blog.

this is a process, this business of sharing at meetings. there are always folks who are in a different space than we are. i struggle sometimes with my own issues around fellow participants and the things they say and the things they infer. i have even taken a break from meetings because they don’t seem very healthy to me.

several wise old timers have reminded me of the meetings necessity and to learn survival by taking what i need and leaving the rest under my chair. then i leave with a clear head and an open heart.

you know i only stopped blogging for a week chris. i felt uninspired, but i thnk i needed to decompress more.

By: Chris

Chris — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 22:35:04 +0000

“I’d like some company . . ” That was fantastic, Hope.

By: Hope

Hope — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 22:22:56 +0000

I totally agree with you here. I picked my sponsor for the same reasons you picked yours. I heard her share with rigorous honesty no matter how it made her appear and I knew she was most likely someone I could build a real relationship with. She is. If I would have had to listen to people share only the ‘good stuff’ and leave out the human stuff then the pressure would have been to great because I know how human I can be and I’d like some company in that humanity.