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Addiction & Recovery

JDC

(10,114 posts) Sun May 12, 2019, 10:55 PM May 2019

Great message of hope and love - crosspost

With Atticus' permission.

Sometimes we forget that others in our lives play a huge roll in our journey. At least this moved me in that way:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212093851

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Great message of hope and love - crosspost (Original Post) JDC May 2019 OP

Thank you for the respect you've shown my parents. My turn to have "something in my eye". nt Atticus May 2019 #1

It just occured to me..just now 8:30am..5/13/19.Eastern Time...This happened a very long time ago.. Stuart G May 2019 #2

My Mom has been dead for nearly 22 years. She'd be pleased that my remembrance Atticus May 2019 #3

Thanks for sharing. bif May 2019 #4

Atticus

(15,124 posts)

1. Thank you for the respect you've shown my parents. My turn to have "something in my eye". nt

Reply to JDC (Original post)

Sun May 12, 2019, 11:02 PM

May 2019

Stuart G

(38,414 posts)

2. It just occured to me..just now 8:30am..5/13/19.Eastern Time...This happened a very long time ago..

Reply to Atticus (Reply #1)

Mon May 13, 2019, 08:37 AM

May 2019

I had a talk with my mother once, about God. I don't know when, maybe 60 years ago. I asked her, "Who is God.?" or, "What is God?" She said, "God is love." Atticus, thank you for reminding me of that. My mom passed away about 23 years ago...And that is one of the most important ideas she ever taught me.

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