Ping Gail

Dear Gail,

A few days ago, you suggested that I was obsessing about a certain
person on this NG:

From: Gail (gailathome@charter.net) 5th May 2004

" How is obsessing about Rosie going to benefit you?"

In that post you also suggested that I read page 449 of the BB and
stated:

"I, like you, wasted a lot of time obsessing on people, places and
things. I lost my serenity when doing that"

Maybe if you think about what you've been saying to me recently,
you'll conclude that page 449 contains info which could help/benefit
you as much as it could help/benefit me.

"And acceptance is the answer to all my problems today. When I am
disturbed, it is because I find some person, place, thing or
situation - some fact of my life - unacceptable to me, and I can find
no serenity until I accept that person, place, thing or situation as
being exactly the way it is supposed to be at this moment. Nothing,
absolutely nothing happens in God's world by mistake"

I wish you well.

JB

..

"JB" <JBCatRB@coldman.com> wrote in message
news:c7qdi0$73t$1@news8.svr.pol.co.uk...
> Dear Gail,
>
> A few days ago, you suggested that I was obsessing about a certain
> person on this NG:
>
> From: Gail (gailathome@charter.net) 5th May 2004
>
> " How is obsessing about Rosie going to benefit you?"
>
> In that post you also suggested that I read page 449 of the BB and
> stated:
>
> "I, like you, wasted a lot of time obsessing on people, places and
> things. I lost my serenity when doing that"
>
> Maybe if you think about what you've been saying to me recently,
> you'll conclude that page 449 contains info which could help/benefit
> you as much as it could help/benefit me.
>
> "And acceptance is the answer to all my problems today. When I am
> disturbed, it is because I find some person, place, thing or
> situation - some fact of my life - unacceptable to me, and I can
find
> no serenity until I accept that person, place, thing or situation as
> being exactly the way it is supposed to be at this moment. Nothing,
> absolutely nothing happens in God's world by mistake"
>
> I wish you well.
>
> JB
>
PS: The quote is from page 449 of the BB.

JB wrote:
> "JB" <JBCatRB@coldman.com> wrote in message
> news:c7qdi0$73t$1@news8.svr.pol.co.uk...
>> Dear Gail,
>>
>> A few days ago, you suggested that I was obsessing about a certain
>> person on this NG:
>>
>> From: Gail (gailathome@charter.net) 5th May 2004
>>
>> " How is obsessing about Rosie going to benefit you?"
>>
>> In that post you also suggested that I read page 449 of the BB and
>> stated:
>>
>> "I, like you, wasted a lot of time obsessing on people, places and
>> things. I lost my serenity when doing that"
>>
>> Maybe if you think about what you've been saying to me recently,
>> you'll conclude that page 449 contains info which could
help/benefit
>> you as much as it could help/benefit me.
>>
>> "And acceptance is the answer to all my problems today. When I am
>> disturbed, it is because I find some person, place, thing or
>> situation - some fact of my life - unacceptable to me, and I can
>> find no serenity until I accept that person, place, thing or
>> situation as being exactly the way it is supposed to be at this
>> moment. Nothing, absolutely nothing happens in God's world by
>> mistake"
>>
>> I wish you well.
>>
>> JB
>>
> PS: The quote is from page 449 of the BB.

If you did really believe that things are exactly as they are supposed
to be, why post this sort of shit, repeatedly?

Bob

"JB" <JBCatRB@coldman.com> wrote in message
news:c7qdi0$73t$1@news8.svr.pol.co.uk...
> Dear Gail,
>
> A few days ago, you suggested that I was obsessing about a certain
> person on this NG:
>
> From: Gail (gailathome@charter.net) 5th May 2004
>
> " How is obsessing about Rosie going to benefit you?"
>
> In that post you also suggested that I read page 449 of the BB and
> stated:
>
> "I, like you, wasted a lot of time obsessing on people, places and
> things. I lost my serenity when doing that"
>
> Maybe if you think about what you've been saying to me recently,
> you'll conclude that page 449 contains info which could help/benefit
> you as much as it could help/benefit me.
>
> "And acceptance is the answer to all my problems today. When I am
> disturbed, it is because I find some person, place, thing or
> situation - some fact of my life - unacceptable to me, and I can find
> no serenity until I accept that person, place, thing or situation as
> being exactly the way it is supposed to be at this moment. Nothing,
> absolutely nothing happens in God's world by mistake"
>
> I wish you well.
>
> JB
>
> .
>
>

So, I guess we both have some accepting to do? I will probably go to my
grave practicing acceptance.

All the best,
Gail

robert,
JB has had problems since DAY ONE in here, and you and a couple
others folks took advantage of that, by encouraging the very
behavior that you are now complaining about!
make up your mind......................







"Robert McGregor" <robert_mcgregor@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
news:2gbtmdF117snU1@uni-berlin.de...
: JB wrote:
: > "JB" <JBCatRB@coldman.com> wrote in message
: > news:c7qdi0$73t$1@news8.svr.pol.co.uk...
: >> Dear Gail,
: >>
: >> A few days ago, you suggested that I was obsessing about a
certain
: >> person on this NG:
: >>
: >> From: Gail (gailathome@charter.net) 5th May 2004
: >>
: >> " How is obsessing about Rosie going to benefit you?"
: >>
: >> In that post you also suggested that I read page 449 of the BB
and
: >> stated:
: >>
: >> "I, like you, wasted a lot of time obsessing on people, places
and
: >> things. I lost my serenity when doing that"
: >>
: >> Maybe if you think about what you've been saying to me
recently,
: >> you'll conclude that page 449 contains info which could
: help/benefit
: >> you as much as it could help/benefit me.
: >>
: >> "And acceptance is the answer to all my problems today. When I
am
: >> disturbed, it is because I find some person, place, thing or
: >> situation - some fact of my life - unacceptable to me, and I
can
: >> find no serenity until I accept that person, place, thing or
: >> situation as being exactly the way it is supposed to be at this
: >> moment. Nothing, absolutely nothing happens in God's world by
: >> mistake"
: >>
: >> I wish you well.
: >>
: >> JB
: >>
: > PS: The quote is from page 449 of the BB.
:
: If you did really believe that things are exactly as they are
supposed
: to be, why post this sort of shit, repeatedly?
:
: Bob
:
:

"Robert McGregor" <robert_mcgregor@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
news:2gbtmdF117snU1@uni-berlin.de...
> JB wrote:
> > "JB" <JBCatRB@coldman.com> wrote in message
> > news:c7qdi0$73t$1@news8.svr.pol.co.uk...
> >> Dear Gail,
> >>
> >> A few days ago, you suggested that I was obsessing about a
certain
> >> person on this NG:
> >>
> >> From: Gail (gailathome@charter.net) 5th May 2004
> >>
> >> " How is obsessing about Rosie going to benefit you?"
> >>
> >> In that post you also suggested that I read page 449 of the BB
and
> >> stated:
> >>
> >> "I, like you, wasted a lot of time obsessing on people, places
and
> >> things. I lost my serenity when doing that"
> >>
> >> Maybe if you think about what you've been saying to me recently,
> >> you'll conclude that page 449 contains info which could
> help/benefit
> >> you as much as it could help/benefit me.
> >>
> >> "And acceptance is the answer to all my problems today. When I
am
> >> disturbed, it is because I find some person, place, thing or
> >> situation - some fact of my life - unacceptable to me, and I can
> >> find no serenity until I accept that person, place, thing or
> >> situation as being exactly the way it is supposed to be at this
> >> moment. Nothing, absolutely nothing happens in God's world by
> >> mistake"
> >>
> >> I wish you well.
> >>
> >> JB
> >>
> > PS: The quote is from page 449 of the BB.
>
> If you did really believe that things are exactly as they are
supposed
> to be, why post this sort of shit, repeatedly?
>
> Bob

Dear Bob,

I wondered whether you might comment :^)

I'm not certain whether the "shit" you refer to is my post or merely
the quote from the BB. I don't need to know to what you refer in
order to answer your question.

Often when I am able to accept that people, places and things are as
they're supposed to be, I have a quieter mind than when I can't
accept them being as they're supposed to be and this mind enables me
to deal with situations in ways which leave me with no regrets about
what I've done. It also enables me at times to not become
argumentative when people behave towards me in ways which I consider
unreasonable; get worried over things which I have no control and to
not have expectations that my actions will always result in me
achieving what I set out to achieve for example.

When I adopt this attitude I believe that is when I am accepting the
fact that I am not God merely a human being with very limited powers
and influence; I'm practising the programme in the BB and my
conscience (God) tells
me that I am not acting on self-will.

Bob,

When you ask me questions that enable me to think about the reasons
why I've posted a certain message, you are being helpful to me.
Thank you.

JB

"Gail" <suninmyeyes@onmyporch.com> wrote in message
news:10a1i74e7hhbna7@corp.supernews.com...
JB worte (quote fomr the BB page 449)

> > "And acceptance is the answer to all my problems today. When I am
> > disturbed, it is because I find some person, place, thing or
> > situation - some fact of my life - unacceptable to me, and I can
find
> > no serenity until I accept that person, place, thing or situation
as
> > being exactly the way it is supposed to be at this moment.
Nothing,
> > absolutely nothing happens in God's world by mistake"
> >
> > I wish you well.
> >
> > JB
> >
> > .
> >
> >
>
> So, I guess we both have some accepting to do?

I don't disagree.

>
> All the best,
> Gail
>
I wish you well.

JB

: When I adopt this attitude I believe that is when I am accepting
the
: fact that I am not God merely a human being with very limited
powers
: and influence; I'm practising the programme in the BB and my
: conscience (God) tells
: me that I am not acting on self-will.
:
:

JB,
there sure are a lot of "I's" in your
statement.......................WHAT does your sponsor have to say
about how you practice "the program"?
remember, IF you believe in the BB teachings, for guidance it is
"one alcoholic, talking to
another"........................................

"rosie" <readandpost@yahooORhotmail.com> wrote in message
news:hl5oc.3087$aB5.1937@twister.rdc-kc.rr.com...
>
>
> : When I adopt this attitude I believe that is when I am accepting
> the
> : fact that I am not God merely a human being with very limited
> powers
> : and influence; I'm practising the programme in the BB and my
> : conscience (God) tells
> : me that I am not acting on self-will.
> :
> :
>
> JB,
> there sure are a lot of "I's" in your
> statement.......................WHAT does your sponsor have to say
> about how you practice "the program"?
> remember, IF you believe in the BB teachings, for guidance it is
> "one alcoholic, talking to
> another"........................................
>
Rosie,

Some advice:

"It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a
fool than to open it and remove all doubt."
-- Mark Twain

again, i ask you JB, how much of your recovery is actually coming
from ONE ALCOHOLIC TALKING TO ANOTHER?

if you are running your own show,(and it really does seem that you
are) you are missing out on one of the biggest gifts that AA has to
offer.

(joe and charlie talk about it all the
time..................................i thought you liked their
approach? or are you skipping those things you don't want to hear,
in order to continue with your negativity?)

rosie

p.s. feeling a need to name call again?
why not call your sponsor first?



"JB" <JBCatRB@coldman.com> wrote in message
news:c7qpbl$2to$1@newsg2.svr.pol.co.uk...
:
: "rosie" <readandpost@yahooORhotmail.com> wrote in message
: news:hl5oc.3087$aB5.1937@twister.rdc-kc.rr.com...
: >
: >
: > : When I adopt this attitude I believe that is when I am
accepting
: > the
: > : fact that I am not God merely a human being with very limited
: > powers
: > : and influence; I'm practising the programme in the BB and my
: > : conscience (God) tells
: > : me that I am not acting on self-will.
: > :
: > :
: >
: > JB,
: > there sure are a lot of "I's" in your
: > statement.......................WHAT does your sponsor have to
say
: > about how you practice "the program"?
: > remember, IF you believe in the BB teachings, for guidance it
is
: > "one alcoholic, talking to
: > another"........................................
: >
: Rosie,
:
: Some advice:
:
: "It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you
are a
: fool than to open it and remove all doubt."
: -- Mark Twain
:
: