Agent_Orange
07-19-2003, 07:49 PM
"catsruleok" <catsruleok@bigfoot.com> wrote in message news:<bf9vmu$l5e$1@newsg2.svr.pol.co.uk>...
> I apologise:
>
> - for having managed to stay off booze for the past few weeks without having attended AA meetings;
>
> - for the fact that my success appears to greatly irritate you, and finally
>
> - for deciding to stick around and therefore to continue to further irritate you.
>
> Now, I'm thanking you for your robust questioning of and comments on things I have said. I am happy
> to admit that you, as well as others here, are: making me question my beliefs; opening my eyes and
> ears to many new ideas; and furthering my understanding of how alcoholism can be successfully
> overcome. I'm very grateful for all these things. If me telling you that I consider you to be a good
> influence on me makes you happy, then I , too, shall be happy.
>
> I hope you will continue to take an interest in my efforts to stay off booze.
>
> All the very best
>
> JB
Congratulations. I am doing the same thing too. I have 2 2/3 years
now, and am loving it.
And I also quit tobacco at the same time.
What is it that the Big Book says on page 58 or 59?
"Half measures availed us nothing." Quitting drinking,
but not quitting smoking, to recover and get healthy,
seems like only half doing it. So I recommend,
really get healthy, by quitting both.
And while no one here is copping to being irritated by your
statements right now, I've received plenty of accusations
that either I wasn't really an alcoholic
(my ex-wife, friends, relatives, and doctor disagree),
or I'm not really sober. (Oh yes I am.)
Have a good day.
* agent_orange@linuxmail.org *
* AA and Recovery Cult Debunking *
* http://aorange1.tripod.com/ *
* Heisenberg said, "I'm not really sure if *
* that even was Shrödinger's cat. I think *
* he might have used somebody else's cat..." *
> I apologise:
>
> - for having managed to stay off booze for the past few weeks without having attended AA meetings;
>
> - for the fact that my success appears to greatly irritate you, and finally
>
> - for deciding to stick around and therefore to continue to further irritate you.
>
> Now, I'm thanking you for your robust questioning of and comments on things I have said. I am happy
> to admit that you, as well as others here, are: making me question my beliefs; opening my eyes and
> ears to many new ideas; and furthering my understanding of how alcoholism can be successfully
> overcome. I'm very grateful for all these things. If me telling you that I consider you to be a good
> influence on me makes you happy, then I , too, shall be happy.
>
> I hope you will continue to take an interest in my efforts to stay off booze.
>
> All the very best
>
> JB
Congratulations. I am doing the same thing too. I have 2 2/3 years
now, and am loving it.
And I also quit tobacco at the same time.
What is it that the Big Book says on page 58 or 59?
"Half measures availed us nothing." Quitting drinking,
but not quitting smoking, to recover and get healthy,
seems like only half doing it. So I recommend,
really get healthy, by quitting both.
And while no one here is copping to being irritated by your
statements right now, I've received plenty of accusations
that either I wasn't really an alcoholic
(my ex-wife, friends, relatives, and doctor disagree),
or I'm not really sober. (Oh yes I am.)
Have a good day.
* agent_orange@linuxmail.org *
* AA and Recovery Cult Debunking *
* http://aorange1.tripod.com/ *
* Heisenberg said, "I'm not really sure if *
* that even was Shrödinger's cat. I think *
* he might have used somebody else's cat..." *