On the road to Akron
Foto by Mutt
Last Thursday I rode up to Akron for Founders Day… the 83rd anniversary of AA. To be in a crowd where the language of the heart is spoken by all… is rare indeed. I so look forward to this trip every year.
The Four Absolutes
Foto by Jorma Kaukonen
My and two of my good buddies at Annie and Dr. Bob's gravesite in Mt. Peace Cemetary
Photographer Anonyous
The ride up was flawless… the weather perfect!
Guess how many steps to Dr. Bob's House?
Foto by Jorma Kaukonen
Then it was time for a trip to Henrietta Seiberling’s Gate House.
I can't walk through these doors without getting emotional
Foto by Mutt
The weather turned Saturday night and lightning storms cut the Big Meeting short… rain started pouring and didn’t let up until I was almost 60 miles south of Akron. It’s only water right… and the spend a weekend where the language of the heart is spoken by all… is worth any storm I have to go through.
Back to the my world here at the Fur Peace Ranch and a gig on Tuesday in Columbus at Natalie’s. Well, Worthington actually.
Life is good!
Great Posts. Henrietta’s heart would warm to hear your kind words about her great friends Anne and Bob.
Hope is always always there
Although we didn’t get a chance to shake your hand this year, it always warms my heart to see you there. Thanks for showing up to celebrate with us! (We got married 18 years ago on Founders Day, so we’ll never forget to be grateful for this life that we share.)
I’m certain that the Good Doctor’s work saved the life of my eldest son, a life already altered by mental disorders. There’s no words to express gratitude for that I just treasure the ability to marvel at how his work did the same for so many others. m
Most excellent.
Another day to live.
Seiberling said, “Well, we’re not out to please the alcoholics. They have been pleasing themselves all these years. We are out to please God. And if you don’t talk about what God does and your faith, and your guidance, then might as well be the Rotary Club or something like that. Because God is your only source of Power.”
Thank God for AA and all its spinoffs. I was once a visitor at an open meeting. I was trying to help a heroin addict meet some solid support and get a sponsor. He is still alive. Some of those guys I heard speak and watch could be leading men into battle, and they are leading men into and through a battle. They could also be leading our nation or leading a band.
We all need support. Mercy – a divine barrier against the evil of the world.
Honesty
Purity
Unselfishness
Love