Procrastinators Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from chronic procrastination.

Saturday October 22, 2011

HAPPY SATURDAY, EVERYBODY!

Have a great proactive day!

Have a nice weekend!

Peace

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wrkinprogrss: 10/22/11

TODAY:

wm ld laundry (done except for putting away)
get party info
P.A. ck-in

email Sam?
eat breakfast/lunch
think re potluck food, make shopping lists

xox/scan photos for E
 shower, etc
 farmers' market, ¿car wash?, gas, grocery store (some grocery store)

call C and K
 cook rice, make salad, pack with pills, earplugs
run dishwasher

 15+min. QG 
progress w/ job work?
 to 17:30 potluck/party 

bed before 24:00: need to do job work, maybe lunch with K b4 QG, tomorrow

¿make progress twd cleaner house for new water heater inst?
¿clean shoes?
¿chg towel?

Good wishes for your weekend, everyone!

Just enough time to get a little proactiveness in...

12:15 front stoop and entryweay

12:30 kitchen finished at 1:30ish

1:45 wash the sweat off!! grrr! and get a cool glass of water...

2:00  entryway and dining room

1:15 Dining Room

2:00 Laundry

2:30 to bible bookstore

3:00 work

 

Online Meeting Today

We have an online meeting today at 7:30 GMT or 3:30 p.m. New York Time!

Come and join us!

Thank You!!

Thanks for not making me have to spend time i don't have to go look up the meeting...wah!! I have to work at 3 :o( maybe tomorrow depending on when I have to work...

Today's 12step PA chatbox meeting time in your timezone:

Go to following link to find TODAY's meeting
in your timezone:

http://timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?month=10&day=22&year=2011&hour=19&min=30&sec=0&p1=0


NOTE: Meeting Times Changing Soon!!!
Please see this link for upcoming time adjustments:
http://procrastinators-anonymous.org/node/3753/
For help entering/finding the meeting room, see this link:
http://procrastinators-anonymous.org/node/2473

Saturday&Sunday 12step chatbox PA meeting need participants!

The Saturday meeting has been going since November 2010.

The Sunday meeting has been going since April 2008.

We need participants for these meetings.

Attendance has been sporadic. 
Sometimes only one or two people.  Occasionally we have 5 or 6 -- and that makes a dynamic meeting.  But unfortunately the usual attendance is much less.

At this point, we are planning to cancel these meetings unless there is real interest.

The same two people have been facilitating these meetings every week, by making sure that someone (usually themselves) is there to "host" or "anchor" the meeting.  This means that they commit to being there and starting the meeting on time, regardless if anyone is there or not.  Sometimes stragglers join in.  But sometimes the meeting leader just types the entire meeting into the chatbox by himself/herself with Higherpower being the only other attendee.

It is not healthy to have the same two people continuing to do this service.  We need others to step in, in order to make these meetings truly serve as a vital and dynamic recovery process.

If there is no active interest, the meeting facilitators have decided to shut these meetings down in a few weeks.

If you feel called to come to these meetings, please do so.  They are scheduled so that they are midday/afternoon in USA, late evening in Europe, and very very early in Asia/Pacific.  The times were chosen so as to be accessible worldwide.

Thank you.

Polease wait...

I know a lady who had been going to a meeting by herself for a year before I, the second person showed up. She was there for me when I needed her to be...Where 2/two or more are gathered...look in the AA big book...its about one person helping another...not one person helping a certain amount of others...5 ot 6 is pretty good! If you don't need the meeting, the meeting needs you...Principles over personalities...Remember, this site/organization is dealing with procrastinators...maybe advertise better on this website...I saw that this was posted a few minuts ago and thought maybe I could join the meeting, but this post doesn't tell the times! Pain in the neck...now I have to search to find the tmes and it's probably too late to join in...WE are dealing with imperfect people here...patience, tolerance, and love...please...

re: waiting for participants

As I said. we usually have only one or two people.
(Five or six is very rare.)

We've been waiting for 11 months on Saturdays,
and waiting for THREE YEARS on Sundays.
But no increase of participation.

This is not an abandonment of a meeting.

This is following the Traditions which say that the same people should not continue as the organizers forever ... After a certain period of time, the duties of "trusted servant" should rotate.

The facilitators have been here because they want their own recovery and are willing to work with others on theirs.  They know that recovery comes from working together.  That is why I've come every Sunday, no matter what, for three and a half years.  Sharing in the meeting chatroom with others and with higherpower helps me and helps others, and that's why I do it. But ... it has become "my" meeting and that is unhealthy.  It must become a meeting that belongs to everyone and therefore others would need to step forward. The other facilitator has faithfully been present every Saturday, but is often the only person there.

At every meeting that actually has participants, we've announced that we need someone new to step forward and serve as a meeting anchor.  But nobody does.


Regarding publicity:

  • EVERY SINGLE Saturday and Sunday, we've posted a message on the daily check-in thread, saying there is an online PA 12step meeting and please come, and we give the time.
  • The meeting schedule is also listed in the meeting list button at the top of this forum. It's been there for over a year.
  • The chatbox PA 12step meetings are also listed on the front page of procrastinators-anonymous.org

I see that you could not find the meeting time?  The meeting time is listed in the post that is right above the post that you replied to.

If you have trouble finding the time, read this for exact info in every timezone.
http://procrastinators-anonymous.org/node/3753/


Sometimes we have to let go and embrace acceptance.  If there is no real interest in the meeting, then we let it go.  Others can start up a meeting at any time, if they wish to do so.

Frankly, posting my message of letting go ... is part of my recovery.  I have been procrastinating posting this for some time.  It is very difficult for me to write such thoughts.  I would rather procrastinate bringing this up ... and then continue to host an empty meeting.     But my recovery is based on following certain principles, so I needed to be brave and just post the truth.

Thee are some PA phone meetings that still exist, and you can click on the meeting button at the top of this page to find the schedule.

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Rexroth Check In

Today I have been back for ten days and I have got urgent things done (I hope) and cleaned my place.

Done:
Up prayer refection
Email to CAB over friend
Checked emails and posts
Signed up for info from music venue

Todo:
Today I am going to take it easy and review where I have got to and what I want/need to do next
Check dates for various events
Write journal
Post rent - which is one important thing I had forgotten

Regards Rexroth

Rexroth Check Out

Done:
Unpacked one electric fire and I am now warm at last
Some admin emails etc
Checked some but not all dates
Washed up anc cleared up a bit
Eaten far too much
Relaxed a lot and now feel I should have done something
Written journal
Sorted rent which I shall post tomorrow

Todo:
Prayer and reflection
Bed and sleep

Night Folks

Rexroth

My Day Today

I want to thank my Higher Power for this program, this website, the telephone and online meetings and my life.

Things I will do today

1. Go to the 5:45 a.m. telephone ACA meeting

2. Go to the 7 a.m. telephone DA meeting

3. Prayer and meditation morning and evening

4. Cook and eat brunch

6. Take shower

7. Get dressed

8. Post Al-Anon literature for today

9. Go to the 10 a.m. telephone CLA meeting

10. Go to the religious meeting at 1 p.m.

11. Go to the 3:30 p.m. online PA meeting

12. Move furniture

13. Cook and eat dinner

14. Test blood sugar twice

15. Do numbers

16. Call a couple of addicts concerning the anniversary

17. Go to the 7:30 p.m. face to face NA meeting

18. Write my list for tomorrow on the forum

19. Go to the 10 p.m. online EA meeting

20. Wash dishes

Thanks for letting me share