On (11 Feb 97) Marge Clark was mumbling to Tim Dill...
 MC> I thought I heard Tim Dill (1:116/3000.13) say:
 MC> it is ALWAYS california that quote refers to...dunno why...
 I dunno why either, but -=legend=- has it when one of the 
 first meetings were opened in Long Beach CA. The 'podium pounder'
 (speaker from my former neck of the woods) read the first
 part of the 5th Chapter to let the still smelling of alcohol
 "How it works", since then the format of most CA meetings
 use this format....
 ->> It's another one of my ongoing spiritual crises.
 MC> and, this time, not one you necessarily manufactured.
 MC> there is SO much difference between clubhouse meetings and hanging
 MC> out, and small group in a basement meetings.  HUGE difference.  and
 MC> then there's brooklyn....
 Yes, either the city has changed or I did since I last saw it when I was
 17. It's gotten cleaner, less garbage in the streets, or I am in a different
 neighborhood. No matter... I have gotten to the point of actually listening 
 to the meetings again and that is a good thing.
 The directions of have not changed (Steps) it's just that it's done 
 differently here. Cold church basements Vs. warm and dry meeting
 rooms... that in itself is a culture shock... and folks seem more
 guarded here (at least that's what it appears to me)
 If it was not for the "Meeting after" on sundays I would not have 
 believed that I am in the same fellowship....
 MC> and southern california....   ACK!  I don't care if you WERE borne and
 MC> raised there, darlin, the move back still was culture shock...and your
 MC> recovery was as much (or more!) culture shocked than the rest of
 MC> you...
 Got that right ;-)
 MC> yeah...I hear that...and it's hard...being rudderless in a storm
 MC> sometimes.
 Still looking, I have even gone so far as to ask the powers for guidance
 in that area... I'll see what happens as I continue that practice.
 ->> I have been hiding out at the 12&12 meeting on monday nights even if
 ->> I was making coffee.
 MC> yep.  god forbid anyone should know you are NOT 'fine'...
 Well this past Monday I let folks know exactly what was bothering me in
 no small terms after reading the 6th Step...
 I finally grok what Billy was saying on some of his posts.
 MC> ah, Tim...  what we do to ourselves.
 MC> get out of the house and go to work...  somewhere...  for a while..
 I wish I could... can type by hunt and peck w my right hand while my left
 uses touch...
 MC> and don't bother looking for the email...seems I typed it all here.
 Won't...
 Tim....
... Polaroids: What polar bears get from sitting on icebergs.
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