when i came into the rooms, it was my decision to call myself an alcoholic or not. nobody forced that decision upon me. after sittin in the rooms fer a while and listenin to those who came before me tell of the same emotions i had experienced throughout my alcohol use, it became clear, that...

to understand i had been held trapped by a disease i didnt understand while steeped in the mire of it, was a monstrously huge development fer me. breakin free from the grip of my alcoholism helped me refocus the opportunities i had been given; they didnt have to involve alcohol anymore. with the spiritual courage...

this mornins daily lists just another of the simplest, briefest, forms of direction and instruction fer me to follow if i want to remain sober. reiteratin, just like the ease of clean house, trust God, and help others, the simplicity of this thing we do. just coz they are simple, as ive learned, they are...

i reckon i can remember all the regret, shame, remorse, and guilt of the self-pity i felt back in the days of doin my dirt. the memory of those feelins and how they drove me deeper into fear, anger, worry, and foolish decisions, is still with me today. it is no wonder a healthy sense...

this is where God allows me to use my natural humanness. He doesnt stop me from makin decisions based on self, nor does He stop me from sufferin the consequences and repercussions of the behaviors, actions, or words i choose to live out my self-will. am i to remain passive, swimmin in the mire of...

i cannot even try to story tell ya’ll today, even after i came into the rooms, determined to NEVER drink again, i still wondered if recovery could, or would, work fer me, or if i could make it stayin sober. sho nuff in my early recovery there was some romancin the drink i contemplated. what...

the further away from my last drink i grew, the less i had the delusional thoughts that used to crowd my head creatin irrational behavior and psychological upheaval. not actin on those uneven emotions helped to allow me to see how my alcoholism had always steered me toward a drink. surely i was still a...

i cannot say that overall fear of economic insecurity has left me. what i can say is that when this specific fear or insecurity appears in my emotions, makin me anxious or frustrated, i get to use the spiritual principles recovery has taught me to lessen em. and as ive learned, it is a practice,...

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i can remember bitchin to my sponsor one time early in recovery about how i was pissed at someone and givin him the list of justifications fer the anger. i was brimmin over with selfishness, resentment, and fear. he turned to me and simply said, “we have ceased fightin anythin or anyone, love and tolerance...