Baby Stepping Fourth: Day 2, Column 1
Start by listing the people you have resentments against.
Tag Archives: anger
Election Reaction and 15 Minute Solution
The very churning of my gut and lack of ability to feel any deep peace are the stereo alarms of my body and heart.
Relationship Issue Has You Stumped?
This is true. There was a woman who found out from her mom that she’d been disinherited and the topic was skirted over like it shouldn’t be any big […]
Step 8: Amends Preparation Part 1
Need to clear up the past with someone?
To Quote My Favorite Philosopher, “NIP IT!”
She said, “Heidi, I don’t know why anyone calls you when they’re having problems.”
Step 10 and the Not So Scary Worksheet Part 1: Anger is Just the Wrapping
Nearly any day contains prime resentment opportunities.
Not in My Wheelhouse
After cleaning out my wheelhouse I find I’m a little lonely…
Step 4: Column 4 Tattletale
So, what’s wrong with being a Tattletale?
Step 4: Column 3 Buddy Burner Gut Ignites
I’m a Fighter from a long line of Fighters. I don’t know what happens to you when you’re angry…
Step 4: Column 2 The Cause Knot
Now that we have the first column naming people, institutions and principles we can move on to the second column. (Refer to the Not Scary Resentments Worksheet of Step 4 in […]
Step 4: Why It Works Like a Sticky Trap For Rats of Resentment
Do you have an inexplicable feeling of pending doom? Do you feel deep down lonely…
Step 4: Column 1 Resentments, The Number One Offender
Take a good look at anything that riles you. What are your pet peeves?
Step 4: Dirty Urchins, Raggedy People and Drunks
Everything was dirty, broken, piled up and rusty. I kept gagging…
Step 3: Questions and Directions
There is something in me that rebels against familiar authoritarianism. Do I really want someone else to tell me what to think again? I hope not.
Victim Veins Revisited
You call it love. For years, all I wrote was bad, tragic and tearful poetry. Then life got better because I got sober and I gave up poetry. Suddenly, this […]
After Stepping Fourth!
The truth will set you free, to the extent that you recognize it and cooperate with it.
Angry Birds Words 4: Red Birds
The Red Bird is the iconic bird that appears on the app icon and is the first one you’ll see in the beginning levels. Typical. They would have to be […]
Angry Birds Words 2: Level Failed
The games of Angry Birds and Angry Words are both frustrating and fascinating time drains. Whether you are a wet alcoholic (still drinking) or a dry alcoholic (not drinking or […]
Angry Birds Words 1: The Game
Dealing with angry people is alternately scary, risky, unpredictable and frustrating. So frustrating, In fact, it reminds me of the Angry Birds video game. In September 2010, IGN named Angry […]
Lipstick Forgiveness
When I was 5, my best friend and I got matching tubes of candy lipstick.
Irish Serenity Prayer: Part 2 Battle for Liberty
Our homes have been battle grounds many an evening. ~ AA p 105 As I stated previously, besides being an alcoholic in recovery, I am a survivor of abuse. Therefore, […]
Alcoholics and Half-baked Relationships Part 4: Mirror, Mirror On The Wall
Lies and deceitful games have nothing to do with the shared reality and richness of intimacy. True intimacy in relationships is reserved for people who are determined to hear and […]
Alcoholics and Half-baked Relationships Part 3: You’re Getting Warmer
In the previous post, I compared heat in bread making to honest communication in relationships. The yeast could be comparable to love and commitment. Without the right amount of heat, […]
Alcoholics and Half-baked Relationships Part 2: Why the Drama?
I never made a lot of bread until I got a machine to knead it for me because I have very weak arms. It is not fun to knead bread […]
Poodle or Schnoodle?
So when I feel like barking, it alerts me that something is wrong.
Freeze Dry the Drunk
If I wanted to stay angry with myself and hostile to those around me, I could have just kept drinking.
The Fighting Alcoholic Meets The Cowardly Lion
At first, I thought of really cutting and accurate remarks that I could make to her in my defense and then I surprised myself by realizing that I don’t want to do that.
Step 8: Resentment Prayer
I wanted to find some wisdom shared with me by an old Hippie with long blond hair and beard who was from Dubuque, Iowa.
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