roll call/exercise/power of the rose- Loni

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Ok, got tired of my hotmail bouncing; so I've switched over to my GoogleMail account...

Roll Call: 2 3/4 gain; totally to blame on Mother Nature's monthly bloat visit.

Exercise: On track at 12 miles

Power of the Rose: I believe one is to keep and one is to give away as an encouragement to a TOPS member... years ago when SRD was in Corpus Christi, we had a member graduate and she presented her rose to our weight recorder at SRD. When we got back to chapter, she presented her other rose to me (then Leader). She said she wished she had 2 dozen to give away, but since she only had 2, she'd give away the 2. I still have that yellow silk rose and it sits in a silver vase to remind me.

I've also been to 3 retreats and have received a yellow rose at each of those.

My plan is when I graduate as a KOPS, I am going to pass on the yellow roses that I received as a graduate plus all of the ones I've collected from caring KOPS on my journey.. as it stands, I'd have a half dozen to give away... anyhow, there's a special story behind each of the roses I've received and the story along with my encouragement will be passed along when I graduate.

TOPS Hugs, Loni