in Dr. Bobs Nightmare, on pg. 181, in the 2nd to last paragraph, in its 1st sentence, Dr. Bob writes, “if you think you…have any other form of intellectual pride which keeps you from accepting what is in this book…”, reminds me that i need to remain willin to remain open-minded throughout my recovery. just...
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when i came into the rooms and got a sponsor, he suggested that if i had a “God problem,” i could use the program as a HP until i found a HP of my own conception. he warned me of usin any one person within the fellowship of recovery as a HP as any one...
it is my belief that the promises within the big book contain factual statements and events i can look forward to which ive been fortunate to experience. they say if im painstakin in my efforts to live the change recovery offers it will come, sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly, to a new way of life. they...
i cannot say exactly how i affected my family or those around me who loved me most durin my days of doin my dirt. idk how they truly felt or dealt with the emotions they suffered from my actions. what i can say is that i know i hurt them because they have told me...
today i am able to be a friend among friends, a family member among family, and an employee among fellow employees. i get to be an active participant in society and the communities around me. my alcoholism before my recovery had driven me into loneliness. i couldnt be a part of anythin because my thinkin...
one of the biggest amends i owed was to my family. my alcoholism had caused me to steal their trust, hope, and love. i alone had caused my family to experience anxiety, depression, and shame, leavin them with nothin to combat what i had done. recovery showed me how the actions and behaviors i had...
impatience takes many forms when i begin to want somethin i feel ive worked toward or feel i deserve. its an intolerance of time, me tryin to control the shit around me i have no control of. it brings about the emotions of anxiety and restlessness that i let lead me to anger or self-pity...
first off, i love the “Living Sober” book. it has helped me throughout my recovery to better understand my disease of alcoholism and how to use the 12 spiritual principles to solve the many problems that arise in my daily life. it isnt a substitute for the big book by no means, its just a...
havin been enlightened to, and made to, look at things within, helped me to honestly face shit that i had always tried to avoid and work around. recovery taught me the crushin weight tryin to keep all that shit truly was. it also showed me how i could deal with all that weight personally. i...
i learned in my early recovery how much i had relied on my character defects and shortcomins to help me live through my daily life. i nurtured and cared for em, keepin em protected so they were safe. recovery showed me through the process of the 12 spiritual principles how i needed em to keep...