if there was anythin pointed out to me to ask myself honestly what might make me an alcoholic, it is this specific paragraph on pg. 52. if i could answer these questions in relation to my alcoholism as honestly as i could, i could not escape a truthful answer based on the reality of my...

gainin an understandin of the self-centeredness i held so unwittingly dear to my heart, i learned through recovery how, it, almost alone, caused me so much trouble throughout my life. bein masticated by my alcoholism, blinded by its power over me, and livin an unmanageable life to suit my alcoholisms power over me, i could...

there are certain readins in the literature of this thing we do that grab my attention and make me think about the reason i no longer do my dirt. when i can honestly see myself in these readins, i get to realize how the life i live today is so much different from the life...

i reckon acceptin my humanness was much easier when i first came into the rooms. sometimes, today, i can let my self-will run me into self-pity and try to go to blamin er’body else fer the shit goin on in my life currently. im quickly reminded of how those times back in the days of...

writin my 4th step inventory was a first foray into understandin the harm i had caused others. my 5th step, talked over with my sponsor, helped me to comprehend how i may have potentially used my will to influence em into favorable acts fer my personal disposal. it was hard to fathom i had done...

if there was a fear i had in my early recovery, and before, it was a fear of lookin within and takin on me. i loved to tell people i wasnt afraid of any man, what i didnt tell em was how scared i was of myself. if it wasnt fer the prior 3 steps,...

a constant in my recovery is workin toward practicin the spiritual principle of humility. when, and if, i can take my self-will out of the way of any situation or circumstance i may face, i allow an opportunity fer my HPs will to come to the forefront of my action, behavior, and thinkin. open-mindedness allows...

there have been many times in my life where the best just wasnt possible. in those times shit that was almost the best, or seemed to soothe the beast within, was all i could manage to produce. i learned in my recovery the shit i strived fer, which i only thought was the best, never...

i have had the privilege of bein on several committees, boards, panels, and other service groups in this thing we do. any position ive served in, whether fiduciary, strategic, or generative, has been a pleasure and learnin opportunity fer the diplomatic governance of each role. in each function, providin my service as a member at...

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...