Why Do I Tell People I’m an Alcoholic?
When I think of alcoholics I think of the ones around the tables. I realize you might not see us like I do. Maybe your mental picture of an alcoholic […]
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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.
This Alcoholic Named Herself
When I first got sober, and was recognizing my character defects of Step 4, one of the other women told me, You don’t have to put on a sandwich board […]
Become Your Own Counselor Part 3: Seek Solitude and Silence
This picture is one Debbie took at OLM in Iowa while she was on retreat at the Stone House. Once you’ve located your retreat spot and made reservations, there are […]
Saying Good-bye to My Father Who Never Drank
My Dad is lying in a hospital bed in Brainerd, MN. Just that is enough to cause concern about his survival. Small towns and hospitals—need I say more! Mom left […]
Become Your Own Counselor Part 2: Discovering Your Own Retreat Spot
When my best friend turned 40, our Bible Study group gave her an unconventional present, but one that I feel was divinely inspired. On the given week, she was told […]
Become Your Own Counselor: Part 1 Lock and Load with Truth
I’ve been talking to someone who just got out of an abusive relationship. What amazes me is that she’s out because she finally stopped listening to paid professionals, stopped listening […]
Alcoholic Relapse Starts With The Cookie
I realize now that picking up a drink isn’t where the relapse starts.
How Can A Church Compete With AA for Acceptance?
Only after forgiving myself and others, can I begin to accept everyone else.
Step 9: Your Enemy
Now for the difficult person on your list. You know, the one that you think of as toxic waste in human clothing?
Step 9: Part 1 The Cure for Remorse
My step 9 destiny all started when I was born with red hair.
Step 9: Thunder
The program works. It really does. It works even when I’m not doing it perfectly.
Step 8: Amends and Amen
I’m not going to write about this. Am I? I
Pain: The Path to Peace
The healing necessary for life’s pain comes through taking the 12 steps.
How This Hopeless Alcoholic Found Love
To be disappointed in one’s self is to have hoped in one’s self.
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! […]
The Sensitive Side of an Alcoholic
When I was 4, I wanted to stay home and cook for my Dad when I grew up. I probably only remember that because my mom found it to be […]
Meditation: Part 3 Wrestling With God?
We’ve looked at the typical alcoholic motives and asking God to remove them even before praying. It’s early in the morning and our thoughts turn to the activities of the […]
Muddy the Truth
After examining what we as alcoholics should do before starting the day, we took an in-depth look at the motive of self-pity. Looking at the second motive that we’re warned […]
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.
Step 5: Life of a Firecracker
The title came from the fact that I was born on the 4th of July.
First AA Meeting:Wanting Merlot, I ordered 7 Up
Amos, from Andy Griffith was my definition of an alcoholic.
Good Life 
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