Matrika wrote to Martin Waxman on  and announced ..
 M> and to begin the 12 step journey - which, with another detoour or two, 
 M> eventually landed me in the RIGHT program for me, AA, and got me sober.  
        Hi again Matrika.
        Sorry for the long delay in returning your message.  It was only a 
        day or two after I wrote last that my modem desided to take a dump
        on me.  I guess it was ment to be that way any how.  It was only
        2400 baud / 9600 fax.
        Any way, I think I mentioned to you that I got clean in jail,
        was introduced to A.A. after getting out of jail and then to
        N.A. shortly after.  However it was not A.A. that "got" me  sober.
        I made a decision with the "help" of others to stay clean.
        The program today assists me in my willingness to do the next 
        right thing.
 M> Hope was where it began for me, so I certainly can't lose hold of it now, 
 M> can I?
        Hope and faith are both funny things.  It seems to me that they are
        both contingent on my honesty, openmindedness and willingness.
        If I am short on any of these, it seems that I am also short on faith
        and hope. Or I am questioning what gods will for me is.
        I am not near perfect and do cross these lines sometimes.
                                                        Marty
  Thanks for reminding me of this.
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