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Jerry F


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I don't usually have these mostly I've suffered from nightmare directly from being born and raised in the disease.  But my HP is gentle and kind now in my elder years so I either get the random nightmare or no dreams at all.  Last night it was none to start with and I couldn't sleep soooo I went to the kitchen and got some "PM" pain pills and went back to bed.  Wallah!! I fell asleep and had a sweet dream.  I was in a meeting and felt someone rubbing up next to my right arm.  I heard this someone murmuring in a familiar voice and tone and looked over to find "Suzanne" an elder Al-Anon member who use to attend our home groups Wednesday Night year ago.  She like me is a "double" so as HP will have it this morning at my AA meeting she was there along with a bunch of other program miracles I call my family.  I told her about my dream and we laughed and when I participated I told the group they were my family; not my blood family my spiritual recovering family that replaced the one I was born into and continues to drink and use up till this day.  I told them about my dream which replaces my nightmares and more than a few nodded in recognition.  We laughed with gratitude knowing we don't have to live like that anymore.  Thank you God and my recovering family which of course includes MIP on a daily basis.   Big (((((Hugs))))) biggrin



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Beautiful share Thank you Jerry. I too appreciate my spiritual recovery family but have never entertained such a sweet dream. Thanks for sharing the journey.

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Yay on you Jerry - glad you got some rest and a bonus dream....I love hearing how God works in other's lives - it gives me goose bumps. I agree with you on the gratitude for my recovery family.....I don't bother thinking where I would be without them - I just focus on the gift they are for me and thank God often/always for the way he works in my life!

Thanks for sharing - (((hugs))) to you my brother from another mother!

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I can understand this too, the idea of family. I feel as if I have a whole group of Mothers and Sisters and Brothers at my meeting. Im so grateful.

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The Al-Anon    "Family"    Groups.  You're right elcee...where ever we are and where ever we go we have family.  Awesome.  ((((hugs)))) smile 



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 Jerry,

         My times of dreaming, come and go... tend to remember the dreams I wake up to... but ah guess i am processing lots and lots of stuff, as i sleep.

My sleeping has become regular and relaxing in recent times...smile

I assume I have dreamed of being in the rooms, but these did not wake me up, at the time... biggrin...

I might have even dreamed of being here... wink... but no nightmares here... aww...



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Ahhh David...Maika`i Piha...Mahalo my heart cannot ever entertain fear and sadness as it views the smiles of these children...how did you ever know.  My heart is full and my eyes tear with happiness and satisfaction.  Mahalo again brother.  Merry Christmas.  (((((hugs))))) aww



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