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“The need to quit living by ourselves with those tormenting ghosts of yesterday gets more urgent than ever.”
Thank God Rick T. taught me one of life’s simple realities I had not learned, for whatever reason. He made the simple statement that each one of us has our own perception of reality. That your perception of […]
This is probably for all you lion taming, white knucklers out there…
From the 12&12 of Alcoholics Anonymous, page 55;
“So intense, though, is our fear and reluctance to do this (talk to somebody), that many A.A.’s at first try to bypass Step Five. We search for an easier way - which usually consists of the general […]
I first heard it from Fr. Martin…
Many people mistake activity for action. I think Fr. Martin relates it somewhat like this: I have to do a Fifth Step. Admit it to God, to myself and another human being. Well, I’ll go to another meeting and share about it there. And then another meeting, and another, […]
My challenge is that regardless of doing the right thing I cannot get my expectations up that the results will be what I want them to be.
Therein lies one of my realities. I can care about someone. The level at which I care can increase. I can recognize right from wrong. I can do the […]
For those who might not understand - the pop is a sound heard when someone’s head makes a sudden, strained, and loud emergence from the nether regions of your ****ole! anal cavity!
Heard something else at a meeting today and I loved it. Why? Because it came from the mouth of someone who is a […]
Finding a balance between dependence and actually feeling emotions of attraction, then possibly love…
Is a challenge in the life of this alcoholic.
Thanks Oliver - your comment was right on point and contained a few lessons I had learned some time ago. I appreciate you putting them out there as a reminder to me and for […]
The Mind will follow?
What about -
The Heart?
Learning To Love Ourselves
“Alcoholism was a lonely business.” Funny, that’s about all I needed to read this morning. But it continues - “even though we were surrounded by people who loved us… We were trying to find emotional security either by dominating or by being dependent upon others… We […]
“Oldtimers” that don’t go to meetings!
When we arrived at the clubhouse yesterday there was an old “friend” sitting outside. We hadn’t seen him in quite some time and the first thought I had was “I’m glad you’re back.”
We shook hands, said our hellos, got our coffees, sat down and asked “Where have you been?” The […]
At least in the “humble” (as much as it can be) opinion of my sponsor and myself, that is… :)
Why? First Things First - if it is a fact that you are sitting in meetings, dining out with “us,” hanging out with “us,” working with “us,” and admitting to “our faces” that you have admitted […]
There are surely many “verdicts of science” but this one belongs to us - thankfully…
Returning to “The Language of the Heart” following our last reference, a few weeks after Ebbie’s visit with Bill, from page 197;
“Two or three weeks later, December 11th to be exact, I staggered into the Charles B. Towns Hospital, that famous […]
Here are the steps we took, which are suggested as a program of recovery.
A Dozen Steps
A Hearty Life
Alzheimer's Notes
Autism Vox
Breaking the Mirror
Breastfeeding 1-2-3
Diabetes Notes
Eating Fabulous
Genetics & Health
Grounded Fitness
Health and Men
Healthbolt
Help My Hurt
Kids Health Notes
Lively Women
Mental Health Notes
Pink Ribbon Review
Veggie Chic
Weighting Line
Womb Within
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