i cant say that i dont still feel some regret for the shit i did back in the days of doin my dirt; i am human and God has gifted me with a conscious mind. there are moments i wish i could change or erase entirely. i remember the pain i caused both to others...
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i am certain that i am not cured of my alcoholism. this doesnt mean im about to drink; rather, it highlights how my self-will can sometimes lead me to think and act in harmful ways. i am grateful for my ability to identify and halt these behaviors before i make decisions i cant follow through...
"Nothing can be more demoralizing than a clinging and abject dependence upon another human being. This often amounts to demand for a degree of protection and love that no one could possibly satisfy. So our hoped-for protectors finally flee, and once more we are left alone—either to grow up or to disintegrate." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We discovered...
every mornin, i have the chance to connect and strengthen my bond with my HP. by embracin my struggle with alcoholism, i find the opportunity to accept it and draw on His strength to endure. this daily preparation equips me with the tools and practice i need to navigate my day, helpin me to accept...
practicin sobriety/not drinkin is the only step i can live toward absolute perfection. honestly admittin, i find myself in two states: either i am drinkin or i am not. by honestly acknowledgin my identity as an alcoholic and committin to abstain, my sole focus for achievin perfection becomes avoidin alcohol. while i can incorporate the...
the journey was long and challengin, and it took time for me to honestly accept the reality of my alcoholism. i often felt lost and unsure of how to move forward with this understandin, feelin isolated in my struggle. however, when i entered the supportive spaces of the rooms, i discovered others who had faced...
Hi I'm John and I feel blessed to have six and a quarter years sober. I will tell you this if you would've told me at that time, I would be clean and in the path I'm on, I would have told you, "IMPOSSIBLE!" But I'll let you in on a little secret… Although it...
it is my belief today that whatever it was, it can only be described as an act of providence that led me to the doors of the halfway house, where i ultimately found sobriety and a recovery program. im not sure if it was my honesty that kept me there durin those early days or...
nowadays, i can confidently say that thanks to the daily spiritual practices i engage in, i have options when it comes to drinkin. i remember a time when that wasnt the case, and those memories are still fresh. im not sure what fueled my relentless cravin for alcohol, but it definitely filled a void, and...
confronted with a potential solution, after exhaustin nearly every option except for ceasin alcohol consumption, i found myself at the pivotal moment highlighted in this mornins readin. my previous attempts at partial measures had consistently failed. i resolved to follow the path taken by others in the recovery community, as their success in achievin sobriety...