What’s This Spiritual Malady?
Sick of the sprees (alcohol, drugs, food, sex, spending, gambling, etc) and wanting something other than defeating obsessions and thoughts of suicide…
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Can I Weep With Those Who Weep?
I’m not loving you if I try to brush aside your tears
What Am I Living For?
If you want to identify me, ask me not where I live…
Step 1: How Do I Start?
You don’t have to be an addict or even know one to take the 12 Steps
Whad Ya Mean… Self-Seeking?
Like traveling without any running lights…
A Brain Reboot for the Venomous Virus
I’ve got several phrases that help me.
Mocking Bird-Brain
Knowing my brain acts like a Mockingbird, I have cut down on what I pay attention to.
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.
Quiet Space in Bright Sunshine
In fact, my lack of emotional sobriety happened long before the first taste of alcohol.
This is a test. This is only a test…right?
If this had been an actual emergency…
Step 10 and the Not So Scary Worksheet Part 1: Anger is Just the Wrapping
Nearly any day contains prime resentment opportunities.
Clean Sweep
Pick up a broom and give it a whirl!
What Is God’s Will?
I no longer feel I have to ‘prove’ anything to you or to me
Double Overtime
It IS whether you win or lose!
Not in My Wheelhouse
After cleaning out my wheelhouse I find I’m a little lonely…
God As We Understood Him
Thinking, learning, figuring things out with my pea brain…
Little Fists Solution
Little Fists happen when I start to criticize myself.
Hashtag Sandy
Just between you and me, I’ve always been a little crazy during and around a full moon….
Step 2: Digging From the Quarry of the Past
When I’m digging into the quarry of the past, I’m entering the insanity of mining my history…
Step 4: Part 8 Talkin’ Trash and Sex
I grew up in the 50s–a time when sex education had not yet been invented.
Pay No Attention to the Man Behind the Curtain
My life would make a better movie than it does a life.
Step11: Where Are You From?
Possibly behind the presenting question is the thought: “You’re not one of us, are you?” I’m not sure why we react to ‘foreigners’ this way, but it’s human nature to try to align the ‘us’ from the ‘them’. We separate out the locals from the others like sorting through the box of puzzle pieces for the border.
Step 4: Dirty Urchins, Raggedy People and Drunks
Everything was dirty, broken, piled up and rusty. I kept gagging…
Is Your God Silent? Are you?
Before I got sober at the age of 55, I was trapped by an ice storm at an abbey near Dubuque, in NE Iowa. I don’t think that’s a coincidence. […]
Unconflicted and Better Than a Hallelujah
I agree with Chaz and his Unconflicted post. I am unconcerned about Bill’s personal life. He was a tool for getting the Biblical principles into our hands. I was not […]
Should You Tell Children About Alcoholism in the Family?
I recently read a blog entry about an alcoholic death of a grandparent. The blogger, whom I respect for his honesty and vulnerability, asked if the grandchild (his daughter) should […]
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 […]
What’s Your Struggle?
How do you feel about being an addict, co-dependent or having cancer? I’ve been asking this question and my favorite answer so far is below. Even though this dear friend […]
Batter-y-up!
Given that the word why is used over 90 times in the Big Book of AA and in the 12×12, I assume it’s a big question for a lot of us.
Lipstick Forgiveness
When I was 5, my best friend and I got matching tubes of candy lipstick.
Stop! Go!
Can I even think my way out of a paper bag? Nope.
Unhappiness: Part 1 The Way Out
What I wanted was for God to solve my unhappiness. When that didn’t happen I did a number of things that made me feel worse!
Unique Self: Part 8 The Little Engine Meets Reality
I was deceived by the Little Engine That Could!
Unique Self: Part 7 – I Think Not
When I was little there was a book and a song about the Little Engine That Could. I realize the intent was to eliminate negative self-talk. But AA has taught […]
Unique Self Part 6: Prism Perceptions B
* Suddenly, I want to contact people from my past. I’m 57. Looking back on my early years, I know enough now to realize that I must have been very […]
Unique Self: Part 5 Perception Prisms A
In the Summer of 2008 I was sitting in a chapel beside a stain glass window that shed golden tones over my face, my hair and my hands clasped in […]
Unique Self: Part 4 Some Answers
B. You accept who you are by beginning to find your unique self Yesterday we looked at some questions to help us learn a bit more about our unique identity. […]
Unique Self: Part 3 Question Yourself
What do you want to be remembered for when you die?
The Unique Self: Part 2, I Need…I Need
I watched What About Bob? The very well-delivered line ‘I want, I want, I want…I need, I need, I need’ struck home with me.
Navigating LIfe’s Difficulties:The Next Two Turns
My son has owned an independent trucking business for several years. He started it before GPS was commonly available. Knowing I struggle with navigation, he gave me a piece of […]
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 […]
Irish Serenity Prayer: Part 3 Personal Relationships
I have voluntarily given my liberty to God. I am not going to voluntarily give that liberty to anyone else ever again. I tried that and inevitably it led to […]
Irish Serenity Prayer: Part 1 Battle for Liberty
When we saw others solve their problems by a simple reliance upon the Spirit of the Universe, we had to stop doubting the power of God. Our ideas did not […]
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 […]
Alcoholics and Half-baked Relationships Part 5: Conflicting Recipes
If his arrangements would only stay put, if only people would do as he wishes, the show would be great. Everybody, including himself, would be pleased. Life would be wonderful. […]
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 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 […]
Alcoholics and Half-baked Relationships Part 1: Recipe
I love to make bread. If it didn’t stick to my belly, I’d bake all the time.
Hitting The Panic Button
I then did what any self-respecting mom would do. I called the kid.
Seeing Life Through the Prism of the AA Experience
A lot of the readers of Good Life know my Dad’s funeral was this week. I posted my tribute a few days before his death. This has made me acutely […]
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