i did not live in that damned halfway house fer 2 1/2 years because livin life on lifes terms was easy. i needed to be “retrained,” as my ma liked to call it. i stayed there that whole time without ever once relapsin because i wanted to be “retrained.” i had a willingness to change...
i know that when i start gettin irritated or agitated about somethin it is certainly JOEL taken over. i have been taught thru this great program that this is a sign that i need to stop, collaborate, and listen to my HP and let Him have it. as i look back, when i havent done...
without hope i dont think i would be here today. today i woke up sober not regrettin the actions of last night or my past. today i hope that i will make just 1 more day. it is the action i put in yesterday that guides my hope fer today. with the help of my...
as i began to put into practice the things suggested by my sponsor and the big book, i was taken aback by the fact that they really did work. of course, i really didnt jump in and do the big things, i did the little things 1st, so i could evaluate em. i always thought...
I'm doing good and all, but I'm super lonely and I don't want to do anything I'm going to regret later, like any kind of relationship, lol…I am not mobile atm…but im in Jackson mi and in recovery court so im looking for a sponsor asap, please let me know if you wanna help out,...
i love the experience this program has given me. it has saved me from a life of hell. i know this is a miracle from God. i had to totally surrender everythin and allow His will to work in my life. i was fearful at 1st, but as His grace, forgiveness, and love flowed into...
the fact that the program doesnt have any physical leader governin except a lovin God as He may express himself is a great turn on fer me. i dont have to vote fer anyone to tell me what to do then be pissed at them cuz i dont want to do it. havin trust and...
i am grateful fer the way this 12-step program is set up. i feel the recoverin community in da redneck riviera is very strong. i needed this when i moved to this new area. i needed dedicated support from others, from the new dude to the old boy with quantity quality recovery and still do....
i have been granted the opportunity to gain experience on how to use humility through failure. with the painful emotional, psychological, behavioral, and spiritual lessons gifted, i have learned how to use what the program teaches to live with peace of mind. life may not be the way i want it, it is the way...
it has taken me time to get where i am today and will take time to get where i would like to be. the journey has been 1 of many failures and rewards. im thankful fer His mercy and grace. people ask me all the time how i am always able to be in a...