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You
helped me switch the light on - thank you so much —Linda X
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Dear
Doug, just wanted you to know of how much you and your site
have helped me through these tough times. —A
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Thank
you so much… I do thank God that there are great people like
you out there that help those in need. God Bless you Doug.
—J :)
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Dear
Doug, my husband has been urging me for years not to have
contact with my alcoholic sister. Over the last five years she
has lied, been manipulative, lost her marriage, and has been
jobless. Until I "found" your Empowered Recovery for
Non-Alcoholics website I thought I could detach but also
remain in a relationship with my sister. You have saved my
life. I now know I can not have a relationship with my sister
until she makes a commitment to sobriety and then actually
lives up to her commitment. Thank you, Doug. I feel I have
been sent an Angel by finding you and your website. Now I
move on. With gratitude for your work, —M
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Hi
and thank you for this web site. I want so desperately to
believe that my life could be different and that my husband
can really stay sober. He is always so convincing and then I
let him back and it just starts all over again. This is
my last stand because I cannot take him back again. So, in
reading the 10 things we should never do, I want to say thank
you. —p
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How
is it that you always know exactly what to say without
judging? It's wonderful to have a group that is so
understanding. Thanks, —K
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Oh
my god; thank you! Now I can understand more fully what is
going on here! I came in and starting looking on the Internet,
your site is fabulous. Thank you for having this available to
us mere mortals. I will be reading this quite a bit. Right now
I just have to get busy and learn. —T
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Thank
you for your website, it helps so much knowing there are
people out there that understand and send us new people
messages and hope. —A
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Wow!
I read your powerful article “Breaking the Generational
Cycle” through streams of tears. I am the non alcoholic
eldest of six daughters of an alcoholic mother… Now after
reading your article I do want to move on. I understand it
more now than ever. I hope I can break the cycle. Thank you.
—S
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I
just wanted to let you know I downloaded your ebook today and
printed it out. Could not believe how much of it related to
me! It is great. I plan on finishing to read it tonight. Can't
wait to share with my therapist how much I have learned
from your website, yahoo group and the ebook! Keep up the
great work. Thanks Again! —R
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Good
morning Doug, You certainly are inspired to help many such as
I. Sometimes I felt confused in Al-Anon when people justified
the alcoholic's behavior, and my guilt cluttered my mind as I
was trying to figure my way out of that mess. Then I found
your website, and that was the answer to my prayers. I'll be
grateful to you for the rest of my life. I am sorry it took me
so long to thank you for doing that! —M
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Doug,
I read your website a year ago, as I was dealing with the
dilemma of my alcoholic marriage. I have been attending
Al-Anon since 2002, and it has helped me a great deal also.
However, when I found your website, I found the answers I had
been searching for. You stated the reality of alcoholism and
the choices we have in regards of it, in such a clear and
concise way! I needed to hear your words. I divorced my
alcoholic husband, and I keep working in my personal recovery.
I am going back to college and I feel blessed with the new
decisions I made for my life. I appreciate everything you
shared. God bless you, —M
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I
am so glad you created this website, the crash course (and
other articles) have helped me so much. Over the years I
have felt so much anxiety, now that I have an explanation why
.... I feel better. My husband will not accept
the fact he is unable to drink at all, over the years
he's gone through the cycle several times. Right now he's
in the beginning of another, I realize it's only a matter of
time till he will be drinking really heavy again and
become abusive, so I have a plan of action to escape the craziness.
Thanks again, —R
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This
is the most helpful information I've ever read, bless you for
giving people access to this online. I went to Al-Anon a
couple times, but it just wasn't my thing. I went through the
whole course and it really helped me. Thank you again for
bringing clarity to a very confusing situation. Warm regards,
—R
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THOSE
GLASSY EYES-A TRIBUTE TO DOUG KELLEY AND EMPOWERED RECOVERY
I saw them today
I saw those glassy eyes
What was hiding behind them?
What have you always
hidden from me?
Truth? Commitment? Honesty?
Faith? Trust?
Lies, Deceit and much more?
I believe you hid it all
You hid all your secrets from me
The one who you said you loved
I followed you down the road
A road of deceit and despair
I helped you over all the bumps
along the way
But where were you for me?
You left me along the road to fend
for myself
A road that I did not know where to go
A road that found me so lost and confused
I reached out and asked for
directions and guidance
That turn in the road
led me to a man and friends who cared
A man named
Doug Kelley
and my friends from
Empowered Recovery
He cared, Tracey cared, they all cared
I was not left to fend for myself
For with this turn
I learned the way to go
I learned it
All starts with ME
I cannot control your destiny
I cannot save you
Only you can do that
But I can
Take care of ME
So with you going down your path
and me down mine
My wish for you is good health
and sobriety
I have learned and continue to
do so everyday
the skills of
EMPOWERED RECOVERY
With the help of this man
and my friends there
I will have the road of life
I so deserve
To you Doug Kelley and friends
I say THANK YOU
Thank you from the bottom of my heart
For a new start!
May your paths through
Empowered Recovery
keep you safe and well
I am so thankful for my choice-
The choice of not continuing
with the pain
I choose and do want my life to live
I do not want to sit back and die
Buffy
September 7, 2005
