when people ask me to come share at a meetin or ask me to sponsor em, its a confirmation to me im either livin my recovery the way my HP has intended, or i am an example to others on what not to do. i like to think and feel its a confirmation im livin...

i remember the freedom i felt after doin my 4th, 5th, 8th, and 9th steps. i was able to tell another 1st, then others, next, so many of the secrets which had kept me locked in the crux of my disease of alcoholism. from the rooms i gained an acceptance from others who had shared...

it was always easy to perceive how others were to blame fer the emotions i felt within. if they wouldnt have done, “this”, i wouldnt have done, “that”. and then i got to suffer the consequences of my behavior, words, or action toward em. it always seemed i was the victim, even when i was...

rigorous honesty means to be severely exact or accurate; precise: it means truthfulness, sincerity, or frankness. these were words i always thought i was, but only used em to meet my agenda. they were words that caused me fear ifinz i was to actually live em as defined here. when i came into the rooms...

never before my recovery began did i feel i needed others around me to help me survive while in the depths of my alcoholism. whether it was false pride, super egotism, or self-delusion, i didnt feel i needed anybody to make it. today, i need others in the recoverin community to help me. my record...

it is my understandin that gettin involved means i make a decision and follow through with the action behind said decision. if ive made a decision and do nothin after that decision then what is the worth of that decision? its been my experience, when i made decisions in the past to try to get...

Basic Text – Chapter 3 / Why Are We Here We are addicts seeking recovery. We used drugs to cover our feelings, and did whatever was necessary to get drugs. Many of us woke up sick, unable to make it to work or went to work loaded. Many of us stole to support our habit....

i reckon, if i aint enjoyin the freedoms i get from recovery, why would i keep doin it? from my earliest in the rooms, i can recall the laughter and jovial belly laughs id hear before, durin, or after a meetin. and then there are times outside the meetins when i would gather with groups...

i can recall the last time ive ever seen some of my friends. their faces and their words. i cannot say what Bill felt the last time he met with Dr. Bob, what i can say is how Bill continued Dr. Bobs legacy, passin it forward so i could get the message of recovery. im...

one of my first lessons when i came into the rooms was the relationship built with my sponsor. it was weird coz i wasnt sure if i was gonna be able to open up with him. i had never had any truly close relationships with others cept my wife, and at times that relationship wasnt...