Sober Musicians: Treating Life Well http://www.sobermusicians.com/forums Online Support Groups for Addicts, Alcoholics and their Family, Friends and Loved Ones. en Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:18:14 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.sobermusicians.com/forums/images/misc/rss.jpg Sober Musicians: Treating Life Well http://www.sobermusicians.com/forums Speaking http://www.sobermusicians.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8848&goto=newpost Sun, 29 Jan 2012 18:26:03 GMT Hi Y'all,

I feel the need to chime in on the topic of speaking at "speaker meetings".

Prior to an open discussion meeting this morning I shared with some "fellows" that I had only spoken once at a speaker meeting. They were surprised by my follow up comments that I was very uncomfortable speaking and had recently said no when being asked to speak.

My experience with speaking was not fun. At first I said I was unable, because of anxiety, to stand and was promptly provided a chair. Part way through my speaking experience I stopped and asked for a second at which time I bowed my head and quietly asked God to help me share my experience in order to help others. I then stood up, moved the chair to one side and said, "God gave me two legs to stand on, I guess I should use them". Once I continued sharing my story I came to the part about my family at which time my emotions were very strong and the tears began to flow. It hurt to fight the tears as my pride and ego took charge.

To get to the point of all of this...this morning I heard someone say, "there is no No in AA"...meaning we are not to say no when asked to speak. I have said no on a couple of occasions. Now I feel like I'm doing something wrong. I thought that to stay sober we did whatever works for us. Does this mean that I have to speak whenever I am asked to speak? I don't like it. I don't like playing my instruments in front of others either.

Just for the sake of saying I have been sober for 5 years.

I'm open for some constructive feedback. I would like to also hear from others who have anxiety issues that may have gotten up in front of the rooms.

Kind Regards,

Joe ]]> Open Mike Hey Joe http://www.sobermusicians.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8848 <![CDATA[Where's Norman?]]> http://www.sobermusicians.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8847&goto=newpost Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:58:14 GMT not that anybody gives much of a hoot, but I finally put together a public folder for Spiny Norman's pix, vid-ee-ohs, etc. at Photobucket. Here's some stuff from the 1-21-2012 show with Bettina Solas sitting in on two traditionals, a John Prine and a Pink Floyd.

Any shots of everybody else grinning and laughing when I'm not in the picture were taken when I once again blew a lyric that I seem to have a knack for screwing up.

http://s1052.photobucket.com/albums/...w%201-21-2012/ ]]> Open Mike TomTerrific http://www.sobermusicians.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8847 Etta James RIP http://www.sobermusicians.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8846&goto=newpost Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:25:37 GMT
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]]> Music and Arts melody maker http://www.sobermusicians.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8846 Registration http://www.sobermusicians.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8845&goto=newpost Sun, 15 Jan 2012 15:55:16 GMT It took me 20 min to figure out I had to send a email to register to the forum ... you may want to make this clear on the top of the forum I know I... It took me 20 min to figure out I had to send a email to register to the forum ... you may want to make this clear on the top of the forum I know I almost said forget it before I did a search , there may be at least one other person out there is as slow as me so it may help them. ]]> Suggestion Box Rlee http://www.sobermusicians.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8845 Welcome Rlee http://www.sobermusicians.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8844&goto=newpost Thu, 12 Jan 2012 04:58:35 GMT Welcome to our little piece of the world. I hope you continue to come back and tell us a little more about your piece of the world. There are some... Welcome to our little piece of the world. I hope you continue to come back and tell us a little more about your piece of the world. There are some great folks here and no one will judge you for having an opinion. ]]> Open Mike bassis http://www.sobermusicians.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8844 Hello folks http://www.sobermusicians.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8843&goto=newpost Thu, 12 Jan 2012 03:17:58 GMT Thought I would say hello, found the site should be fun! Been playing guitar for about 30 years got a sober date of 2/21/04 Thought I would say hello, found the site should be fun!

Been playing guitar for about 30 years got a sober date of 2/21/04 ]]> Welcome Rlee http://www.sobermusicians.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8843 Two Live internet broadcasts you might be interested in http://www.sobermusicians.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8842&goto=newpost Thu, 12 Jan 2012 02:09:08 GMT Trying not to get into spamming issues here but Bob Weir has a studio that he broadcast live video in HD and Three events coming up Are... Trying not to get into spamming issues here but Bob Weir has a studio that he broadcast live video in HD and Three events coming up Are FREE!

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