i found this to be true, as long as i didnt put MY overwhelmin expectations on it. little by little i would throw somethin out there to see if it would work. as long as i didnt put ME into it, it generally turned out ok. this is still the case today. i have to...

this is somethin in the program that i just love. i DO NOT have to use anybodys conception of faith i DO NOT want to. MY faith is MY faith. if MY faith keeps me SOBER than it is a FAITH i am goin to continue to use. i have learned from watchin others fail...

everythin, all my life before my recovery while out doin my dirt, was done in a fashion of hurry up and get it done, its all i knew. havin this mindset when i was asked by my sponsor to "buy a bag of popcorn and watch the movie," was a concept that was certainly somethin...

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...