system: You are Marie Weidemann, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Recovery message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Harold Duggan about "Re: Cherry Blossoms".

They wrote:
HD> mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!!!! Cherry Blosssems!!!!!
HD> Sorry for the sentamental tears streaming from my frozen eye lids, but
HD> I'm from Southern Ontario and it is still cold and still rainy and
HD> nothing is growing and it is soooo depressing. The only good part is
HD> that I started a job that involves working in a tin shop and up till
HD> now I have been inside... But tommorow...they move me out.
HD> Praise be to God for your husbands life, although I am sorry
HD> for your temporary loss. THere is nothing more than peace with your
HD> higher power that one could ask for. To be able to say that says alot
HD> about a persons life and the kind of person they are/were. I fight mine
HD> daily and it is a tooth and nail battle as to who's will is going to be
HD> accomplished. I just pray that its his and not mine!
HD> I have been in the program for seven years of continous
HD> sobriety. Of course I know where it comes from and I give credit where
HD> credit is due. I am 27 and and a struggling Musician/Student/Labourer
HD> and on a good day I can honestly say that I am in the process of
HD> deciding wether or not to become a Catholic priest. Lately its been a
HD> touchy subject with me. I have this music bug and I am always wanting
HD> to put out an album. I play Classical at a high level of
HD> achievement/blues and my own original which is a cross of folk and jazz
HD> with melancholy words as I can only write when I am upset. My
HD> home town is Stratford and my home group is the Monday night first step
HD> group. It is a step meeting. I prefere Big book and Step meetings to
HD> general discussion and open meetings althoug I attend any. I am
HD> uncle to two nephews and one niece I just got out of a six month
HD> preseminary program in a kind of monastary thing  ( actually a lay
HD> apostolate) called Madonna house. THey have and extensive web page that
HD> can be found by searching under Madonna house if you are interested.
HD> This is probably more detailed than you expected but I am too
HD> tired to actually sensor or edit my thought as I type. Have a good day
HD> Marie

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assistant: Harold Duggan - The wind whispered your name to me...
 Oh..I have a tendency to forget that different areas have different weather.
 Sorry about this...<smile> I am sure it will become warmer for you soon..
 I don't know how I would feel about working outside in S. Ontario..I don't
 care much for the cold weather...
 To me, if what you do makes you feel good inside, then it is Hir will..
 As for you becoming a priest..if you feel that that is what you and your
 HP are working towards, then go for it...if you question, then you should
 take it in prayer to your HP...perhaps you can be a priest and still play
 music...I know that music is a gift and to use it, is giving back what the
 HP has given to you...
 Classical music is one of my favorites..and I also enjoy folk/jazz music.
 The important thing is to go to meetings and work the program...walk the
 walk...not talk the talk...IMHO...
 Sounds interesting..I will look for it the next time I am on the Web...
 I enjoy learning about others...so just write whatever you wish...all our
 thoughts contain something for others to learn from...at least, that is
 the way I look at things...I wish you a good day also...keep coming back.
 Light, Love and Laughter
 Marie - Starwitch
... A moving door hinge never corrodes/Flowing water never stagnates.
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