Friends and things

Was reading a book and came across this qoute... I think it is good advice for folks like me with certain character defects:

"If you are miserly by nature, associate with the generous, and they will infect you, opening up everything that is tight and restricted in you. If you are gloomy, gravitate to the cheerful. If you are prone to isolation, force yourself to befriend the gregarious. Never associate with those who share your defects-- they will reinforce everything that holds you back. Only create associations with positive affinities. Make this a rule of life and you will benefit more than from all the therapy in the world."

Now on the "never associate with those who share your defects" part, I am not sure I agree with that statement entirely, but I do see how if I am say... angry all the time, and hang out with my best bud who is also angry all the time, and neither of us want to change, then that is a bad combo... So wait, maybe I do agree with the qoute.

Basically what I like about it and what I should remember, is that if I associate with more people who have positive attitudes and have traits I look up to, then maybe they will rub off on me!

Jonathan

New groups!

I am so grateful for this program!

Lately I found my self going to the same meetings every day... not once changing it up. My sponsor thinks I should be out there looking for new comers to help out and possibly sponsor, so he suggested I start going to some new comer meetings! (Most of the meetings I was going to do not have high volumes of new comers coming in)

At first I was in fear and stuborn, but then I realized that I wasn't stepping out of my comfort zone by going to the same ol' meetings every week. At that point, I suddenly became the one who wanted to seek out these new meetings! My sponsor pointed out a character defect, which I my self could not see... but with the help of others I now see it and very much want to take some action!

So yea, that's AA working in my life today!

Jonathan

The weekend

What an eventful weekend!

I am slowly getting use to this socializing thing... We had this drunk, totally plastered guy come up to starbucks and make a huge scene on Saturday evening. At first we were all amused, but he was being hostile and rude to people, and a fight almost broke out as he touched a few nervese.

I must admit that at one point I thought I was going to hit him myself... but my friend Mark seemed calm and collected... so I quickly toned it down a notch. Better to just let it go and get the store owner involved rather than do something rash.

On another note, I did quite a bit this weekend with different folks in the program, and boy, what a blessing that is!

Today I am grateful!

"You are looking at the face of the only one responsible for your happiness today."

Just wanted to say thank you to DG for the cool qoute:

"You are looking at the face of the only one responsible for your happiness today."

Very nice, made me smile. And as for the cold, I feel better today... I called my sponsor and shit all over him like a good pigeon and then flew away, leaving him with all my crap! Lol, that is funny... the pigeon thing, is that why my sponsor calls me his pigeon? Ah, I just figured that out! Ha!

Funny... learned something new!

Today I am grateful for:

Our Saturday Night Meeting!
Starbucks
Chris for hanging out
Matt for the same
and Heidi
and Carry
and John
and Maura
AA
And of course my sobriety
And my HP! He is the bomb dig-it-ty!


Jonathan