in my time in this thing we do, i have watched many people become complacent, get overwhelmed, and go back to drinkin because life became too much. i have felt myself lettin up on my program of action before too, thinkin that i needed to take a break and get some air. as i have...
Trauma is probably the single most common and also, misunderstood element of life. In reality and to the best of my understanding, everyone living today is carrying trauma and we are all in Denial about something. This post is intended to shed light on the actual nature of trauma and what can be done about...
in this circle i have found myself. this circle has brought me to a realization of whom and what i really am. i have found recovery; a life changin experience i thought i could never have. i have found unity in friendship and togetherness; i no longer have to be lonely. i have found service;...
keepin with the newcomer helps me to NOT forget what it was like when i 1st came into the rooms. i get to relate to em so much. even though they may think that what they have went thru was specific to em, in short time, they realize, just as i did in my early...
here again somethin my sponsor taught me early on. he told me self-pity, shame, guilt, remorse, and morbid reflection, was somethin which would surely sink my ship if i let it continue. he told me sharin these times with other alcoholics, or just plain, shuttin up and listenin when these emotions were runnin my life,...
the finest emotion i have received from this thing we do is, love. gratitude fer that love has to be an action fer me; i must give it away. it is how i show and give it which lets others know i am appreciative fer it. today i am able to receive it and even...
because of recovery i have been able to manage a healthy relationship with all 3 of my children. i am ever so grateful fer this. i understand, and know today, they were the unintended victims of my immoral behavior; it is imperative i try to make amends to em the best way i can. i...
it was a lesson fer me to learn, i had turned away from God fer many years and it cost me. although i know today that He had always had a hand on me, durin the days of doin my dirt, i lived by my self-will. i placed a strong dependence upon other people to...
i like that they use the word vigilance here, what it means fer me is the action or state of keepin careful watch fer possible danger or difficulties. i have to watch the things i do and learn from those experiences past or present. i have to be aware of feelins that may overcome me...
i can remember thinkin many times how no one truly understood how or what i was feelin back in the days of doin my dirt. this gave me the opportunity to allow for more drinkin. when i came into this thing we do, i learned one of the reasons i may have felt this way...