i always had that, “if 1 is good, then 2 is better, mentality”. if it felt good, i had to have more. this drove me to insanity. it started costin me things in life that at 1 time i would have never given up. love, trust, and humility all went to the wayside in an...

steps 2 and 3 helped me gain faith. with step 6, i get to practice it. as i have moved forward in this thing we do, i have gained a sense of integrity. one which allows me to move through each day with a willingness in confidence i never had before. knowin that my HP...

one of the things i had to do was abandon my entire well thought out plans and designs if i wanted to get this thing and change fer the better. everythin i thought i had ever done and thought was wrong. it led me down a path of destruction, not only fer me, but the...

i finally seen how sharin all my dirty deeds would free them from me. this took time, but i could finally see how this would work. 1st i had to give them to my sponsor, next i had to give them to God, and not take them back. my sponsor told me i would be...

if it werent fer the gift of desperation i do not think i would have experienced the gift of willingness. my life had tumbled into complete nothingness; i had no desire to want anythin anymore. it seemed as if my life was meant fer nothin more than to die a miserable alcoholic death, i will...

i love the way the steps are laid out. they are such an ingenious plan of action that really works if i am willin to follow them as they are laid out. it is an upward path that i continue to follow to this very day. today i have a new outlook on life. my...

since i have been livin the principles of this thing we do, my outlook has changed. i no longer have to sit and face the hopeless fears tremblin as i once did. i get to live life today, i get to love life today. i still have to battle certain feelins but, i dont have...

i have been saved from a certain premature death. my HP and this program of recovery is where the credit goes, its what saved me. it taught me what true self-forgiveness and self-love are. it led me back to God. it is my responsibility to give this to others as, i can only keep it...

it is my responsibility to remain sober and in recovery, nobody elses. if people know i have had troubles with alcohol in the past and see that i have been able to overcome it, it shows them the message i carry. it is a practice of attraction rather than promotion. if they ask how i...

today is a day i get to be grateful to be part of such a wonderful thing, i am not excluded. i once didnt think i deserved to be part of anythin, the only place i thought i belonged was locked in an apartment to slowly drink myself to death. i may not fit into...