Wow, someone actually is reading the blog. Thanks so much for the comment Stephanie. I was starting to wonder if my ramblings were just floating in cyberspace.
So, our next District 5 meeting is this Saturday. My how the time flies. I'm frantically getting ready for it, and realizing how much I have overcommitted myself this week. I'm going to have to work to block out the time ahead of these meetings for better preparation.
I am continually amazed at the amount of email I get related to being District Representative. From the various GR's letting me know about changes related to their groups, from the Area level sharing info I need to pass on to the groups, from Alateen, etc. I have literally tried to eliminate every other email subscription I have away from work just to try and keep up with the Al-Anon email.
Keeping up with Group Contact info has been challenging all by itself. Group emails, mailing addresses, GR contacts, groups starting, groups closing, etc.
I am not making the best use of my time it feels like. I can very easily still slip into that place of isolating and not doing the things I know I should be doing. My meeting schedule of 3x's per week has slipped and that probably has something to do with it.
I don't call my sponsor like I probably should either. But, she is always there for me when I do and for that I am forever grateful. She has helped me so much in the last 7-8 months. Just knowing I have this person to rely on to help me talk through the troubles sometimes makes it easy to work it out without even making the call!
My Al-Anon friends help too. So many of you who offer a hug, a smile, a "we missed you!" (with the exclamation mark) when I show back up after having missed a couple of my regular meetings.
Okay, I should really be working. Next post - my 2nd AA speaker meeting and my thoughts about it (trying to do what my sponsor tells me!).
yours in service,
Angela
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Friday, July 9, 2010
Hope for Today
Good morning all,
Today's Hope For Today reading was very interesting. It talked about how this person had started the program and was doing really well, but it started to fade off. And she realized it was because she was focusing on the friendships she had developed instead of her own recovery. She wasn't thinking about the message at the meetings but rather her friends at the meetings.
I've been lax in getting to my 3 meetings a week over the last 6 weeks or so do to various commitments (over commitments really) or my own sheer laziness. When I have been to meetings though I have been trying to focus on the messages being shared. Sometimes that means I have to close my eyes and really listen to the person sharing. I can't be passive in this listening, I have to be active, or I discover I walk out of the meeting without gaining anything toward my own recovery.
After a long day at work, this can be really hard. When I'm looking forward to catching up in the fellowship that occurs after a meeting this can be really hard. But, when I do it, I find those "ah-ha" moments that occurred so often during my first year in recovery.
So, I'm off to get busy at work now. And looking forward to the message I will hear at the meeting I attend on Friday nights. I hope you find a message of recovery today too.
Angela B.
Today's Hope For Today reading was very interesting. It talked about how this person had started the program and was doing really well, but it started to fade off. And she realized it was because she was focusing on the friendships she had developed instead of her own recovery. She wasn't thinking about the message at the meetings but rather her friends at the meetings.
I've been lax in getting to my 3 meetings a week over the last 6 weeks or so do to various commitments (over commitments really) or my own sheer laziness. When I have been to meetings though I have been trying to focus on the messages being shared. Sometimes that means I have to close my eyes and really listen to the person sharing. I can't be passive in this listening, I have to be active, or I discover I walk out of the meeting without gaining anything toward my own recovery.
After a long day at work, this can be really hard. When I'm looking forward to catching up in the fellowship that occurs after a meeting this can be really hard. But, when I do it, I find those "ah-ha" moments that occurred so often during my first year in recovery.
So, I'm off to get busy at work now. And looking forward to the message I will hear at the meeting I attend on Friday nights. I hope you find a message of recovery today too.
Angela B.
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Tomorrow is Friday!
Hi all,
Well, I'm not sure if anyone is reading this or not. No followers yet. And as you can see I'm struggling to do this every Monday evening which is what I said I would do in my mind. Progress, not perfection, right?
I'm taking my foster cat to Southpark on Saturday to the adoption event to see if he can find his forever home. So, instead of hanging at the mall for a solid 6 hours, I'm going to take the opportunity to head over to the District office off Tyvola and get some Al-Anon work done. We have the new computer in place and man what a difference!
I've been missing my Al-Anon meetings. Too many committments and not enough time in a week. Two nights of physical therapy a week did NOT help my schedule. I am doing well following my knee surgery at the end of May.
As for life as DR, well there is always something more to tackle, some new challenge I never even considered. Luckily I have a Service Sponsor who is great and the previous DR Dick has been awesome about answering my questions.
We lost a group this week - Lost and Found AFG disbanded. We gained a group last month with a new group in the Ballantyne area. So holding steady as she goes for the numbers of groups.
I've found a great new web tool for trying to get a bunch of people scheduled so I'll be trying to put together an AMIIAS/Alateen meeting in the next month. The next District meeting is just 4 short weeks away too on July 31.
Off to physical therapy. I hope I see some of you at Queen City tomorrow night. I need a meeting!
Angela B.
Well, I'm not sure if anyone is reading this or not. No followers yet. And as you can see I'm struggling to do this every Monday evening which is what I said I would do in my mind. Progress, not perfection, right?
I'm taking my foster cat to Southpark on Saturday to the adoption event to see if he can find his forever home. So, instead of hanging at the mall for a solid 6 hours, I'm going to take the opportunity to head over to the District office off Tyvola and get some Al-Anon work done. We have the new computer in place and man what a difference!
I've been missing my Al-Anon meetings. Too many committments and not enough time in a week. Two nights of physical therapy a week did NOT help my schedule. I am doing well following my knee surgery at the end of May.
As for life as DR, well there is always something more to tackle, some new challenge I never even considered. Luckily I have a Service Sponsor who is great and the previous DR Dick has been awesome about answering my questions.
We lost a group this week - Lost and Found AFG disbanded. We gained a group last month with a new group in the Ballantyne area. So holding steady as she goes for the numbers of groups.
I've found a great new web tool for trying to get a bunch of people scheduled so I'll be trying to put together an AMIIAS/Alateen meeting in the next month. The next District meeting is just 4 short weeks away too on July 31.
Off to physical therapy. I hope I see some of you at Queen City tomorrow night. I need a meeting!
Angela B.
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