WhooHoo I did it, I have made it through thirty days. I expected chimes, bells, and singing angels as now I am cured. Is that too much to expect? It took months of hard work to get only this far in my sobriety. What’s frustrating is I’m not as excited…
I haven’t been around lately. I had to go out of state to take care of my father who had a malignant tumor removed from his colon. He’s been in the nursing rehab for the last 20 days and was supposed to be coming home today, but he is still…
In the appendices of the Big Book on page 569, the 2nd paragraph talks about the “herd instinct” and how the power of religion and fellowship can do more than medicine for an alcoholic. T. won’t see me right now because she can’t help me. The addiction counselor can hopefully…
I saw my addiction councilor for the third time today. I am not crazy about her and really didn’t want to go back but I must. I don’t need to like her, I need her to help me with this problem of mine. Why I have a new councilor is…
Today a person brought up how people see alcoholics as week minded individuals. Excuse me, but these people seriously have not seen us. I don’t know about you, but I am so strong that I was going to find every way to get that alcohol in my system. My body…
Members of AA love you until you can love yourself. I have only been in the rooms for three months, and yet people I don’t know check in with me, call me by name, and give me assuring embraces even before the meeting starts. How do people who I never…
Alcohol addiction is a disease. I didn’t believe that or I didn’t want to believe it. A disease is Lupus, Hepatitis, or Cancer, my uncanny choice to over drink is not. I do it to myself, right? I am responsible for the actions and the amount of alcohol I consume….
One of the most profound things I have heard has been “The first drink gets you drunk.” I thought this was a ridiculous statement too. No, the first drink gets me happy, it’s the fifteenth that gets me drunk. These alcoholics are ridiculous! What I didn’t understand about this is…
“First Things First” #13 of the Living Sober book was our reading tonight. It’s about putting yourself and your sobriety first. Yes, that means putting it in front of other responsibilities, relationships, and chores. I haven’t been doing this. Not in the slightest bit. I have been placing my job,…
My sponsor has no reason to have a concern for me but she does. She assists me in my journey because it helps her as well. We discuss our lives, our thoughts, and the little things that make us tick. We work through the literature and the steps. While she…