9-30-03

[rosie read and post]

AA Thought for the Day
September 30, 2003
Anger
The hardest thing I had to deal with in sobriety
was my own anger
and the violence I lived through in my childhood.
I had forgiven those involved as best I could,
but the mind seems never to forget.
I had gratefully received years of outside help
because I was told that my drinking
was only the symptom of deeper troubles.
Yet despite the help of many professionals,
I know I would never have recovered from violence
and alcoholism without AA's Twelve Steps,
which are uniquely tailored for people like me.


Reprinted from Alcoholics Anonymous, Page 397, with permission of A.A.
World Services, Inc.

[ricktompkins]

At 2:15am God saw fit to take our beloved Searcy Whaley
home. As he passed his loving and devoted wife Margaret was
by his side. We ask that there be no calls at this time.
For the first time in weeks she has been able to rest
peacefully. We are in the process of making arrangement for
the funeral. Time and place as well as hotels in the
vicinity will be posted in the next few days. Don't forget
to keep sharing your love and compassion to those around
you.

In loving service,

Ellie S.
Searcys office asst.
:
Gone to the Big Meeting, and I'm thankful to have known him
for many years.
Searcy lived in Dallas, Texas, and had 57 years of
continuous sobriety.
Rick T.,
Illinois