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Hello Margaret Lynn, my name is Stephen. I will be starting the 30th from SJPdP and going to Roncesvalles the first day to meet up with a friend to start on the 1st. I have 18 1/2 years by the grace of God and want to continue one day at a time. I have a Spanish phone that I will be carrying, if...
Buen Camino Brendan ! Thank you for being a part of all this. I " white knuckled" my first 4 1/2 years of not drinking and did not come into the program until my wife asked for a divorce. I thought that coming in would "fix" her. Dry is not sober ! We did not make it but I found a way of life...
In the first stages of planning this journey I started getting very nervous about my sobriety on the journey. I , too , have been in the program for a while and am very comfortable with who and what I am. I think it was my friend who had gone back out that had about the same amount of time as me...
Anne C, you will do fine. You are meeting people on the forum that are traveling the same time frame you are. If you have access to the internet with all the WiFi contact one of us to talk if you feel the need. Some of us will have Spanish phones, if you do get numbers. Just knowing there is...
Hello Margrett Lynn, I arrive in SJPdP on the 28th and start on the 30th. Will go to Roncesvalles the first day. I will be behind you but maybe our paths will cross. I will have my last chip hanging from my backpack.
Stephen
I don't mean to imply that time in the program is not important, it is just not a guarantee against failure. I think we have to take each day as it comes and work the best we can to do the right thing for that day. The program and the people in it help me to learn how to live a good life without...
Time in the program is a blessing but we are all just one drink away from being back at the beginning. I have a friend in the program that says " if you got up before me today, you have more sobriety than I do !". It is always just " one day at a time". It all starts with and continuing to...
Thank you for responding and your insight. I had a good friend with the same amount of sobriety that went to Europe and decided to experiment some more. Of course he had stopped going meetings long before the trip. I am not in his position, but for the grace of God it could be me. I am trying to...
I have met some people in alanon that are going the same time. I have down loaded my devotional books to my pad so I can keep my morning routine going, my 18 year chip will hang from my pack with my shell and generally anyone I hang with will know I am in the program. I am not anonymous about...
I am leaving SJPdP on the 30th of April. Will be spending the night in SJPdP the 28th and 29th. If you are there before I leave would be nice to meet up
Stephen
Hello Tink, There seems to be a good group all leaving within a few days of each other. Good to have another member of the team. If we don't cross paths hope you have a great journey. Buen Camino, Stephen
I have been to Europe several times and the ideas about tips seems different than in the US. I have worked for tips in my life as have some of my children and friends. The attitude and helpfulness of service people can really enhance the overall experience whether it is coffee/tea and a roll or...
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