The reunion is NEXT weekend!!! Here is the link to the flyer that has the schedule and who will be speaking. These speakers are incredible!! Come back and get some La Ha LOVE on you :) Family and friends are welcome too!
Hey guys, Krystle here from Alumni headquarters. Hope everyone has had an amazing summer! I can’t believe that it is coming to an end already. For many years now La Hacienda has done one of the hospitality rooms for the annual Hill Country Roundup. We cook lots of chili dogs for all the hungry folks in the Fellowship, and of course, we always make sure to have plenty of the carrot cake and brownies that everyone loves. I definitely have to thank all of the Alumni volunteers; we could not have pulled it off without them! They hang out for hours cooking, cleaning, and helping any way that they can. The Big Book on pg. 20 says, “Our very lives, as ex-problem drinkers, depend upon our constant thought of others and how we may help meet their needs.” This was very evident during Roundup weekend; I had countless people offer to help us out. Plus, there were many others involved in service work to keep the conference running smoothly! Such an amazing weekend! Keep doing the deal guys! As the Book says, “It works—it really does.”
Happy, Joyous, and Free,
Krystle
It’s Reunion Time!!!
Reunion is coming up the last weekend of September and we would love to see all of you here! To make things a little easier I have links below for more information.
For more information call or email Krystle, 800-749-6160 ext. 516 and klawrence@lahacienda.com
Picture above was the alumni made “bonfire” because of the burn ban, we have some crafty, creative alumni!
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October 27, 2012 - November 1, 2012
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Progresso, Yucatan, Cozumel
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Interior cabin is $425, Ocean View is $495, Balcony is $605
For more information on the sober group contact Joe, 210-861-4161 or jmayer3@satx.rr.com.
For cruise information or to book the cruise contact Lance Jones, 800-819-3902 ext. 85130, ljones@carnival.com. Be sure to mention Joe Mayer/Sober Cruise to get the above rates and dinner seating together.
It’s the little things….
“So, I walked into a convenience store for a Coke and I walked out with a six pack. It came out of nowhere!!” Unfortunately, a relapse starts way before that. It begins with the little things. The story below is about an experience I had recently. Now, you are probably going to be like, really? That’s a silly story to tell! It’s not THAT big of a deal! Or how does that relate to the obsession to use? Well, I will tell you! If I start lying about the little things and justifying that behavior, all it’s going to do is perpetuate itself. So what is the good news?? Well, we can use these little signs to get back to doing what we need to do. I had been talking to a man that owns a successful recovery website. We were going back and forth about what they were doing and how La Hacienda might participate. One particular day he told me about an online event they were having and asked if I would participate. Of course I would; how exciting! So the day and time came and I chose to do something else. The next morning at around 7am he emailed me and asked if I enjoyed it and this is where my little monkey mind got to work. “Can he really tell if I was on a web meeting? What if I tell him it was great and then he asks me a specific question about it? Maybe I can see if a copy of it was posted in an archive on his site? Gosh, he is emailing me first thing in the morning; I guess he really values my input. How can I let him down? There is no way he can tell…but he could…but how…it’s just a little lie…” Round and round I go, until… “you know, a relapse starts with the little things.” So, what did I do? “In an effort to avoid making amends to you later, I have to say that I wasn’t there. I apologize because I think it is important to be where you say you are going to be.” He told me it was no big deal—I can always catch the next one!! So, it ended with a clear conscience and awareness that doing the next right thing isn’t so bad after all!
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Happy Valentines Day!! Dating and marriage can be quite different in recovery, however, both can be better than you could ever imagine. There are a lot of tools out there to help you! Here are two books that are geared to those in recovery. Our friends at Onsite have amazing workshops for couples too.
Give the gift of taking your relationship to the next level!!
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Feeling the love in February with
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“Jam Out With Jambox™. It’s simply the smallest, best sounding wireless speaker and speakerphone on the planet!”
First, for every NEW person that likes the La Ha fan page, your name will be entered into the drawing.
Already a fan? Like or comment up to 3 times on any of our posts and your name will be entered into the drawing each of those times.
Let’s have some fun!!
Cup of Joe
Good morning alumni,
Man, it’s been too long! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday season and a safe and happy New Year. It sure was cool seeing you at all the alumni Christmas parties. I get asked quite often,” Joe, how do you do it?” Well it’s pretty simple; it’s because of the power of God and the charge I get by seeing all of you alumni out there doing this deal. It is a true gift to be able to watch alcoholics and drug addicts that come into La Hacienda, so hopeless and so broken, become reborn. It’s heartwarming to see lives restored, physically, mentally, and spiritually; to see you guys and gals out there taking the Steps with your sponsor, getting a home group and being of service to that group; becoming sponsors yourselves, greeting the new alumni coming out of treatment and helping them get connected to good solution based recovery. I’d like to thank everyone who had anything to do with helping put together the 9 alumni Christmas parties in 2011. We couldn’t have done it without you! We have a lot of exciting plans for 2012. More will be revealed. ‘Til next time —
Peace, love, Joe
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How do I get the La Ha Newsletter?
Recently, an Alumni asked on Facebook why he doesn’t get the alumni newsletter anymore. Great question, I went straight to Joe for the official answer.
In our last mailout (Christmas invitations), we explained that we would no longer be doing mailouts. Everyone else needs to register their emailaddress at the bottom of our website. If an alumni does not have access to a computer, we can still keep them on a mailing list, but they need to contact us.
Best, Joe
Most people find this a lot more convenient, private and a lot easier on our precious environment.
The newsletters are also always posted on our site. In fact, you can go back through all the newsletters!
What separates La Hacienda from other treatment centers? Our ALUMNI!!! Our alumni are the best! How cool is it that our alumni want to continue to gather and be helpful to other alumni coming home to the area. I am always in awe of the giving spirit that I see in our alumni. Some areas are able to meet weekly and, for those of you who participate in those weekly meetings, Joe and I would like to say thank you! Thank you for the work that you do in helping set up, break down, announce events and all the other things you do to make the alumni meetings so successful. I had a blast at our Alumni Christmas Party in Dallas. I was also able to attend Kerrville’s party where Chris R. spoke and I even got to hang out with Santa!! We are never alone when we return home; there is always a person to reach out to that understands where we have been. If you would like to be that person that a new alumni can contact, please email Joe with your information. On page 89 of the Big Book it states, “You can help when no one else can.” Even if you don’t have a local meeting, there are still alumni coming to your area that you can help. God didn’t get us sober so we could sit in a meeting and take; God gave us sobriety so we could be of use. For those of you who understand that, thank you for doing what you do. Thank you for making our alumni the success it is today!
Happy New Year to all!
Julie Harvey
Alumni Support
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