as the alcoholic fog i had lived in fer so long began to dissipate and a sort of clarity of mind came to me, i gradually listened to what i was hearin in the rooms. as i was experiencin what it felt like to begin facin the hell my life had become without alcohol, i...
Who Answers?
im so very blessed to have been included in this thing we do. to be a part of a healthy society of people who are willin to stand with one another to help one another, is somethin i thought i had always had, but in reality, never did. with a common bond i get to...
freedom from anythin wasnt realized while in the depths of doin my dirt. i didnt know i was trapped in an alcoholic mire until i got sober and started workin toward remainin that way. its so fucked how ya dont know ya are in the middle of the shit until ya become free from it....
when people ask me to come share at a meetin or ask me to sponsor em, its a confirmation to me im either livin my recovery the way my HP has intended, or i am an example to others on what not to do. i like to think and feel its a confirmation im livin...
i remember the freedom i felt after doin my 4th, 5th, 8th, and 9th steps. i was able to tell another 1st, then others, next, so many of the secrets which had kept me locked in the crux of my disease of alcoholism. from the rooms i gained an acceptance from others who had shared...
it was always easy to perceive how others were to blame fer the emotions i felt within. if they wouldnt have done, “this”, i wouldnt have done, “that”. and then i got to suffer the consequences of my behavior, words, or action toward em. it always seemed i was the victim, even when i was...
rigorous honesty means to be severely exact or accurate; precise: it means truthfulness, sincerity, or frankness. these were words i always thought i was, but only used em to meet my agenda. they were words that caused me fear ifinz i was to actually live em as defined here. when i came into the rooms...
never before my recovery began did i feel i needed others around me to help me survive while in the depths of my alcoholism. whether it was false pride, super egotism, or self-delusion, i didnt feel i needed anybody to make it. today, i need others in the recoverin community to help me. my record...
it is my understandin that gettin involved means i make a decision and follow through with the action behind said decision. if ive made a decision and do nothin after that decision then what is the worth of that decision? its been my experience, when i made decisions in the past to try to get...
Basic Text – Chapter 3 / Why Are We Here We are addicts seeking recovery. We used drugs to cover our feelings, and did whatever was necessary to get drugs. Many of us woke up sick, unable to make it to work or went to work loaded. Many of us stole to support our habit....