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...

One of my biggest traumas is the result of people screwing with my head when I was emotionally vulnerable. I become very sick quickly if I suspect anyone is judging me or trying to manipulate me in any way. People compulsively gaslight each other and the behavior is deeply embedded into their subconscious and so...

after i started to see this thing we do start workin in my life, i couldnt believe the release of so many pent-up emotions and feelins. i knew that i no longer had to hide from everythin and everybody, i could just be joel, whether people would accept me or not. i was taught the...

as i lived through the early stages of my recovery i wondered if these steps would really work. i mean, i had watched others be successful at it and others fail at it. i wondered if God could really help me change my old behaviors and help me move onto a better way of livin....

i am grateful fer the relationship i have with my HP. i am thankful i can let Him do what He needs to without too much interference from me. this relationship i have with Him has done great things fer me. i no longer have to feel lonely, unloved, or not trusted. i can accept...

This past week, I let go of a number of people, anyone who was disrupting my peace. A couple of them were people I had been sponsoring. Sponsorship is an odd thing. I sponsor people because it helps me feel better about myself, when I am selfless. I am not helping other people as much...

acceptance of my alcoholism was but a 1st step in regainin control of my life. a lot of things happened to me as a result of my drinkin; i lost self-confidence, self-respect, and even the will to live on. acceptin these things as a loss was a difficult undertaken. i couldnt believe that i had...

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