GEMS

<p>Where did these GEMS come from?</p><p><br></p><p>When I am listening to fellow alcoholics share at Meetings I take notes. Not transcriptions just notes of things that catch my attention. By jotting a reminder I can later recall the thought.</p><p><br></p><p>One night my sponsor asked me what do you do with your notes?</p><p><br></p><p>I keep them and reread them often the next morning during my morning quiet time I replied. They bring to mind the wisdom and humour that I heard. I meditate on the comments and see the insights that I missed. I feel grateful all over again... then I throw them away.</p><p><br></p><p>You should write your thoughts down and share them he said you might have some fun and it might do some good.</p><p><br></p><p>So I started writing my meditations. In the beginning I only shared them with my sponsees who passed the notes to their sponsees and then others in the Program. A couple of the recipients involved in treatment centres with newsletters reposted them in their newsletters and websites. They seemed to attract attention so I started a website the4thdimension.ca and posted them online.</p><p><br></p><p>One day I thought maybe a book is a good idea.</p><p><br></p><p>-----</p><p><br></p><p>This edition has been formatted with Verdana 18 pt 1.5 line spacing and double-spaced paragraphs in accordance with the recommendations of the American Council for the Blind.</p><p><br></p>