A very close friend to Bill and Lois W, Geraldine ran a treatment center in New Jersey that helped many find there way to recovery.
A tuff bird, she was fond of bacronyms defined as:
an acronym deliberately formed from a phrase whose initial letters spell out a particular word or words, either to create a memorable name or as a fanciful explanation of a word's origin.
For "Thank You Lord" she came up with:
T = The Time you have allowed me to be in AA and help others.
H= The warm Hearts that have extended their hand to help me along the way,
A= The God given Ability to be a good example.
N= New way of life that has made me a lady in my own eyes.
K= Knowledge of alcoholism she has gotten along the way from so many brilliant people
Y= Yesterdays in her life that created the pain that taught her lessons
O= Objectivity in looking at herself
U= Universal Understanding that she has found throughout the world
L= Love and Understanding whether you approve or not
O= Opportunity to Own my own life
R= Results of victory we can all savor if we wish
D= Daily opportunity to learn
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