Given that there is no "wrong" sharing:
(Sharing about the Problem) - (Sharing about the Solution) = Complaining
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June 08, 2009
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Posted by: Dave | June 08, 2009 at 02:57 AM
Around here we have a saying, "carry the message, not the mess". BTW love the blog!
Posted by: aaron | June 08, 2009 at 12:30 PM
i've heard it as "bring the mess to your sponsor and the message to the meeting." of course, as with most things, this is far easier to spot in others than in myself :)
Posted by: anotherrealalcoholic.blogspot.com | June 08, 2009 at 07:57 PM