New Beginnings

Becoming Like God – By Michael Berg According to Michael Berg, finding our true destiny will only come from one simple concept: dedicating our lives to the alleviation of the pain and suffering of the world. This is my meditation for the week. How can I help accomplish this? How can I become more like [...]

Yesterday, I went to a new meeting in Medford that is chaired by my new sponsor, L. I met with her for the first time beforehand and had a good discussion. She gave me some guidance and got me started on some stuff to start working on in the Big Book and the 12 and [...]

I’m just starting to print the program for GG’s memorial service. I feel pretty good about it; it turned out well. Most importantly, I know that Ginnie would really like it. She was always very sweet and complimentary when it came to me and anything I created or wrote. I hope everyone else likes it. [...]

Looks like P.A.W.S. is finally hitting me. Yes, I’m experiencing Post Acute Withdrawl symptoms this morning. I’m fighting it, but I feel a little cranky and a little defensive. I gotta get some bananas and put some potassium into my system.

Below is a link to Ginnie’s obituary that my dad wrote for the SJ Mercury News: http://www.legacy.com/MercuryNews/LegacySubPage2.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonId=3437845 To sign Ginnie’s online guestbook: http://www.legacy.com/MercuryNews/Guestbook.asp?Page=Guestbook&PersonID=3437845 Virginia “Ginnie” Keller Virginia ‘Ginnie’ Keller Loving mother of three sons, Walt, Robert, and Randall Keller, passed away peacefully in her home on April 14, 2005. at the age of 82. Beloved [...]

Our Family – April 2005 Originally uploaded by burbzilla. This is all of us just before we went to Ginnie’s Memorial Service. Ginnie’s memorial service was really lovely. I sat in the back through most of it because I needed to be able to drag Abby out quickly. Walt and Terry gave lovely eulogies that [...]

I finally got tired of listening to myself complain about my hair so I took the plunge and dyed it ruby red. Max says it’s “neat, but freaky.” At first I was freaked out by it, but now I love it. It won’t last anyway because my hair always fades to the same red color. [...]

Walt and Jeff’s Fishing Adventure Originally uploaded by burbzilla. Walt and Jeff took a two day fishing excursion on the Umpqua River in early March. They caught a couple of big fishees.

Although I’m very new to Kaballah, I would definitely consider myself a student of it. I’m fasinated by the ancient practice that explains spirituality as a technology for living. Everything I have read so far about Kabbalah falls in line with my fuzzy beliefs about the universe and about God. What’s even better is that [...]

My grandma died in her sleep last night. I called her Ginnie and the kids called her GGG – Great Grandma Ginnie. She is…was…my (step) dad’s mom. It was unexpected and I am extremely sad. My mom lost my grandpa last year and now my dad has lost his mom. Now, I’m waiting for my [...]

Today, I will be sober for 36 days. Even when I didn’t think I was “problem drinking,” I can’t imagine that I ever went this long without having some kind of drink at sometime. I mean, there’s always a birthday or holiday in my family…or, even just dropping by Wyatt’s while I waited for Max’s [...]

I received the following email from the Kabbalah Centre today: This is a reply to your request for a personal 72 name that you made on www.72.com website. According to your time of birth, May 6, 1969, your personal name from “The 72 Names of God” book is: ALEPH LAMED DALET (#10) — LOOKS CAN [...]

Today is Tuesday…that means NA tonight. However, Jeff’s taking S and I to RVMC first to leave some flowers and cards for one of our favorite counselors who is pretty ill. I don’t think B wants visitors right now (I’m not sure if he recognizing anyone, anyway), but I just want to let him and [...]