Baby Stepping Fourth: Day 7, Column 5
Want help with the 4th Step? Baby steps are easy with this 5 column Not Scary Worksheet…
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Baby Stepping Fourth: Day 1, Get Ready
Using this method, complete your 4th in just 7 days.
Whad ya mean….Selfish?
Who knew? Not me, not before doing Step 4.
Baby Stepping Fourth: Fears Part 4, Column 5
Fear feeds on dishonesty.
BABY STEPPING FOURTH: DAY 7, COLUMN 5
Hit it hard! Column 5 of the 4th Step worksheet
A Brain Reboot for the Venomous Virus
I’ve got several phrases that help me.
Get Into The Cartoon!
… a typical Saturday with Loony Toons, the two of us in our footie pajamas eating breakfast as we sat so close we were in the action.
Step 10 and the Not So Scary Worksheet Part 1: Anger is Just the Wrapping
Nearly any day contains prime resentment opportunities.
STOP…GO…STOP!
So what do we do if we can’t trust our thinking?
Step 4: Column 5 Peeling Back False Beliefs
I spent a lot of time with my grandparents absorbing survival skills: some good, some bad.
Step 4: Column 5 Character Defects and The Foul Four
Putting out of our minds the wrongs other had done, we resolutely looked for our own mistakes.
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: Are You A Friend Among Friends?
I was not. I’m still learning. At one time I thought I had the perfect life but it was built upon the proverbial shifting sand of illusions about myself. The […]
After Stepping Fourth!
The truth will set you free, to the extent that you recognize it and cooperate with it.
Find a Retirement Home For Your Critic
What was the last critical statement that bothered you?
Lucky Unlucky Addicts
The following comment from Resentment Rats is too wonderful to leave in the archives of comments: So much lays beneath what we can easily see in ourselves. And how many […]
Prison Of Self
The above picture is from a recent trip to Scotland. The gate makes me think of how my old thinking has kept me imprisoned. I took this picture during a […]
HFA: Shhhh
I’m an HFA (High-Functioning Alcoholic). Who knew? No one. Sometimes that’s the point. Secrecy, silent suffering, and deadly choices all whirl towards the alcoholic drain that becomes the high-functioning alcoholic’s […]
Lipstick Forgiveness
When I was 5, my best friend and I got matching tubes of candy lipstick.
Stop! Go to Step 3
I don’t think it matters whether your life path winds between empty bottles, baggies and syringes or is decorated by framed degrees and certificates of completion—or both. The message of […]
Alcoholics and Half-baked Relationships Part 6: Manipulating the Ingredients
Welcome to life with an alcoholic! Life with a dry (not sober) alcoholic is a challenge. I should know, I’m a recovering alcoholic and I’m still a challenge. Before I […]
Poodle or Schnoodle?
So when I feel like barking, it alerts me that something is wrong.
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.
Fear: Courage on Steroids
Don’t mess with me, buddy!
Step 9: Part 1 The Cure for Remorse
My step 9 destiny all started when I was born with red hair.
Step 7: Myth of Control
I am once again focused on self, rather than on those around me.
What Bugs Me Is…
I’m thinking of doing a routine Saturday variation. Today is typically the low point in the statistics for the week concerning views. So why not mix it up a bit! […]
Meditation: Part 5 Inspiration, Not Woo Woo
Nevertheless, we find that our thinking will, as time passes, be more and more on the plane of inspiration. We come to rely upon it. Page 87 I am so […]
Meditation: Part 1 Your Tugboat–You Decide
I like this photo I took in Boston. It’s clear that the little *tugboat is tethered to the oil barge. They are color-coordinated, so I assume they belong together. I […]
Dying For Recognition
We’ve looked at self-pity and deception two of the motives Bill warns us about in this excerpt from page 86. On awakening let us think about the twenty-four hours ahead. […]
Beached By Self-Pity
On awakening let us think about the twenty-four hours ahead. We consider our plans for the day. Before we begin, we ask God to direct our thinking, especially asking that […]
