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Mon Jun-04-07 09:19 PM
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| A Dose of Humility... and laughter... |
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Edited on Mon Jun-04-07 09:36 PM by RetroLounge
Last night at my home group, I took a cake for my 17 years. My first sponsor was there to bring me my cake and coin. I sat in my chair thinking about all the profound things I would say.
Well, the 3 volunteers to bring cakes to the meeting didn't. The only thing they had were a pair of hostess cupcakes. The sight of My first sponsor Bill trying to fit 17 candles into 2 cupcakes made me laugh out loud and I forgot what I was going to say.
Seconds before I was to raise my hand when they asked if there were any birthdays, someone came into the meeting late with a cake. They ran it up front and then they moved the candles onto the cake, lit them, and sang Happy Birthday.
It was then I noticed only 14 candles on the cake. Bill told me to just be grateful I have enough brain cells left to be able to count. and he said be honest, and keep it short...
and again I started laughing out loud. And just shared some honesty about this past year...
God, I LOVE Alcoholics... and Alcoholics Anonymous...
:hug:
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| NMDemDist2
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Mon Jun-04-07 09:34 PM
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that sounds like sooo many meetings I've been to
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Mon Jun-04-07 09:36 PM
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| 2. Yeah, I love the AA Anarchy |
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and lack of organization...
:D
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Mon Jun-04-07 09:38 PM
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| 3. Thanks for sharing that with us. |
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Mon Jun-04-07 09:39 PM
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laughter is what attracted me to sober people...
:hi:
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Mon Jun-04-07 09:40 PM
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| 5. And it is one of the things that kept me coming back. |
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I had so forgotten how to laugh.
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Mon Jun-04-07 09:40 PM
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| 6. Well, that's because, in my case, nothing was funny anymore... |
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Tue Jun-05-07 02:57 PM
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It took a while for me too.
But I think I have had some of the best laughs of my life in the rooms
over the years.
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Mon Jun-04-07 10:03 PM
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| 7. I love that story, Retro! |
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It all worked out in the end.
;-)
Don't you love AA humor? :chuckle:
Happy Birthday, again.
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Tue Jun-05-07 08:14 PM
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As I always say: where else but AA can you get therapy, entertainment and great coffee for a dollar?
:grouphug:
Congrats on the seventeen again!
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