Hi y'a'll...

               Having this group here, and the MIP groups generally has been a great boon for me. It has taken me beyond the possible... as it was...

...I needed 3 or 4 meetings a week at times- and had none.

The bonus here is that we have some of the high motivation members- from different corners of the world. With a wide and divergent range of group experience.

The sun is just streaming in here- Monday morning. I have done the breakfast dishes and our national radio is humming, in the corner.

He have two grand-kids here for four days- and they are off to school.

I no longer have the deep sense of dread- about what might happen next. I am sensible, and realistic... about what life's chances are.

But it is good to live in the moment. Real good! 

I like to push the boundaries gently. About how many shares I might have- on the one thread. This is not face to face- but I felt there has to be some sort of discipline. Respecting the group space, if not the group time.

Do I discuss my own business issues? And personal relationship issues.

I sense that a few of us discuss the latter- or mention them- through personal messaging.

Others do not. This is a personal choice, and all respected.

I grew up in a rural community- where there were very few secrets. Yet, at the same time there was a very strong ethic- with some people, at least. Community and families closed ranks around some situations, at least.

Being an adult child in Alanon- I have looked for norms and boundaries. Tested them sometimes- in a way my family would not allow. And inside of this matrix managed for find some sense of self.  ...

This has been a good starter. Moved me beyond a care-seeking role- more towards self-cure. More healing, anyways...  ...

I love the sense of group teamwork... group unity... and a sense of purpose.

Puts body and gentle force into a sense of group conscience. Something that underpins teamwork.

And a sense of fun and relax too, sometimes...  ...  ...  ...