great birthday meeting
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By:
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jjrocksarizona
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Mood:
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Full of life
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Date:
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Jul 15, 2010
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Music:
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movin' on Bad Company
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last
night
we
had
an
awesome
birthday
meeting
at
my
home
group.
a
friend
of
mine
celebrated
9
years
and
i
had
the
honor
of
giving
him
his
medallion
in
return
he
handed
me
my
21
yr
medallion.
we
had
over
40
people
at
the
meeting.
it
was
very
humbling
for
me
listening
to
all
the
people
talk
about
how
i
have
affected
their
recovery.
i
am
just
a
simple
addict
who
has
managed
to
get
it.
i
talked
about
how
i
managed
to
get
to
21
yrs
clean.
how
many
NA
friends
i
have
around
the
world.
what
the
newcomer
means
to
me.
and
mostly
how
important
they
are
to
me.
without
the
lessons
i
have
learned
over
the
years
from
addicts
who
have
come
before
me
and
those
who
have
come
after
me
i
would
not
be
where
i
am
today.
this
program
is
a
lot
simpler
than
people
make
it
out
to
be.
you
go
to
meetings,
you
collect
phone
numbers
and
call
them
when
you
feel
like
your
going
to
use.
you
go
to
as
many
meetings
as
you
can.
you
find
a
loving,
caring
sponsor
who
will
guide
you
through
the
steps
and
listen
to
all
your
whining
and
bitching
and
then
they
will
tell
you
to
get
out
of
God's
way
and
let
him
work
in
your
life.
once
your
time
starts
adding
up
you
realize
that
just
giving
into
the
fact
you
have
a
disease
and
the
problem
is
you,
you
get
a
better
understanding
of
why
we
have
to
work
this
12
step
program.
this
is
not
rocket
science.
it's
Recovery.
of
course
i
broke
down
and
cried
about
the
situation
my
son
is
in
and
how
he
is
really
in
deep
s#it
right
now.
a
lot
of
people
who
have
come
to
this
site
no
longer
come
on
here
and
share
their
experience,
strength
and
hope.
that
is
sad
that
they
have
given
up
on
what
i
know
truly
helped
them
on
a
daily
basis.
just
know
that
this
program
works
if
you
work
it
to
the
best
of
your
ability.
i
had
my
staples
taken
out
yesterday
from
my
surgery
and
today
i
carried
a
laundry
basket
and
the
scab
broke
and
i
began
to
bleed
pretty
good.
but
i
am
ok
and
not
going
back
to
the
hospital.
i
am
just
not
going
to
lift
anything
over
5lbs
for
the
next
month.
for
you
new
to
the
Tribe
and
to
12
step
recovery
F##k
keep
coming
back
just
stay.
i
have
written
over
170
blogs
about
recovery.
it
would
be
an
honor
for
you
to
read
some
of
them
and
maybe
get
some
suggestions
that
will
help
you
along
the
way.
the
ultimate
goal
is
to
learn
how
to
live
drug
free,
to
find
the
peace
and
serenity
you
have
never
had
before.
if
i
can
help
you
in
anyway
please
do
not
hesitate
to
become
my
friend
and
be
open
to
taking
suggestions
that
just
might
save
your
ass.
i
am
no
NA
guru
just
someone
who
has
stuck
around
long
enough
to
GET
IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Just
remember
that
Recovery
is
a
journey
not
a
destination
and
use
the
rest
stops
God
provides
along
the
way.
NA
hugs
and
love,
JJ
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