I can’t believe its been 29 days already. Covid-19 is in full force and my profession causes me to be exposed to a multitude of ill people, but I am staying positive. There is a lot of misinformation out there and I truly believe that as long as I follow…
It was a good day. I am attempting a 90 in 90 (ninety meetings in ninety days) and am right on track. Tonight’s meeting we were working through the Big Book reading More About Alcoholism. It was interesting to hear where others found the deepest meanings and what they related…
Picking up the phone is one of the most difficult things for me to do. I either don’t think I need anyone’s help, or I don’t want anyone to know what I am doing. This is a way of thinking that must stop if I am to stay sober. I…
Let’s stay on Step One. We admitted we were powerless against Alcohol. How exactly? I chose to write all the ways I was powerless. It may not be the same as other peoples, but I bet a few are similar. I am not alone in this struggle. In no particular…
I accompanied a friend to a new meeting last night. She thought it would be good to expand the places I go to and meet more in the fellowship. We were a little late, and normally I wouldn’t have gone in out of respect for whom ever was sharing, but…
In the Big Book, on page 34, there is a passage in the second paragraph about the baffling urge we have to drink no matter how committed we are to leave it alone. I relate to this without a doubt. I found it impossible to stop drinking. Why is this,…
I expressed my loss of control in last night’s dream. I wanted to share it because it was so significant. I was in the packed parking lot of a new AA meeting. I found an open spot, pulled in, and turned off the car. The entire area had “No Parking,…
Yes, I said it. Day zero. I haven’t been going to meetings so here I am back at day zero. Last night I only wanted a little glass of vodka. I wanted to try some controlled drinking I guess. There was no control about it. I downed an entire bottle…
We read the Twelve Steps and Twelve traditions, Tradition One “Our common welfare should come first; personal recovery depends upon A.A. unity.” I have made it 31 days due to the fellowship I have gained from attending AA meetings. If you are questioning whether you should attend AA this is…
