tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263788220250087491.post4403390494125695240..comments2023-05-12T05:10:30.674-06:00Comments on Hamguin's Hide-not: GWCC redux (My Sacred Life, Sunday)Rick Hamrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09621981388013851089noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263788220250087491.post-70386441926428931912008-01-18T22:01:00.000-07:002008-01-18T22:01:00.000-07:00Rick, I gave you an award over at the happyluau. T...Rick, I gave you an award over at the happyluau. Thank you for always earning it :) xxoo, OOliviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06058356843151306428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263788220250087491.post-8359908276902802162008-01-15T10:38:00.000-07:002008-01-15T10:38:00.000-07:00I heartily agree with your comment, Monique! It is...I heartily agree with your comment, Monique! It is also perfectly aligned with my wife's teachings: by raising our own consciousness of the behaviors which serve no one well, we help infinitessimally raise everyone. And, the more of us who follow any of the thousands of paths which help us help everyone, the easier it gets!<BR/><BR/>Angela--it tickles me that you would comment, because you were the example I used in explaining why I had stopped counting when O and Kelly and I were conversing. I did not include that part of our email exchange when I created this post because I had not talked to you about it, but it boiled down to the fact that you had already noted in your own blog that AA and you were not a good fit, that the ranking their culture focuses upon was not suitable, and that you had created your own recovery system which works for you.<BR/><BR/>So, go for your own GWCC-reduction program, Angela! Being aware is all it takes, because you will find yourself doing less whining or critizing, and that's the goal.<BR/><BR/>Thanks to you both for making it through this longish post and for letting me know your thoughts on it.Rick Hamrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09621981388013851089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263788220250087491.post-33087324388028126842008-01-15T06:34:00.000-07:002008-01-15T06:34:00.000-07:00Rick,Such a great post! I considered joining this...Rick,<BR/><BR/>Such a great post! I considered joining this challenge several times, but the truth is the day counting really turned me off. Day counting turned into such a counter-productive tool for me in getting over drinking that I have a real aversion to it.<BR/><BR/>I did find reading all the posts about if helpful in raising my own awareness about complaining and gossiping. I really like your point that it's not about stuffing down feelings in any way, but in finding a way to reframe them that will move us forward. I think stuffing and repression only lead to more negativity and destructive behaviors.Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12153878171712341666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263788220250087491.post-91477253713990799522008-01-13T14:51:00.000-07:002008-01-13T14:51:00.000-07:00Good for you Rick!And frankly, good for all of us,...Good for you Rick!<BR/><BR/>And frankly, good for all of us, for the world can only improve with the more people who communicate in an open and honest way without falling back on the old and easy habits of whining, complaining or gossiping.<BR/><BR/>Nicely done!Monique Kleinhanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09208648372626654853noreply@blogger.com