July 2021

So, I sat with my abuser. Him: “Can you forgive me?” Me: a simple nod. Forgiveness is life’s hardest lesson The sweetest exit on life’s tawdry, bumpy road.…

With these acquaintances, the common denominator was golf or fishing. That is what bound us to each other. I quit playing golf about 15 years ago and when…

Announcing my 3 months of Sobriety at that Saturday morning meeting was thrilling. I felt so proud and grateful for AA. When the meeting was closed, I asked…

Practical experience shows that nothing will so much ensure immunity from drinking as intensive work with other alcoholics. It works when other activities fail. This is our twelfth…

The best lesson that AA has taught me My name is Adrian and I am an alcoholic. I had such a distaste for that word because my Dad…

My Greatest Lesson in Sobriety My greatest lesson in sobriety… It’s difficult to boil it down to 1 thing. When I came into the rooms nearly 9 months…

My Greatest Lesson in Sobriety “It’s not my fault!”, “Well if you helped me I wouldn’t be in this mess!”, “Of course you are to blame!” “Why else…

Here is an example of H.O.P.E. from the brilliant Anthony Hopkins: https://youtu.be/7cKTrH0Utd4 How can one love, help, build relationships, connections with an inner feeling of self-hatred? Not possible.…

No Need to Overthink This Issue power greater than myself. I was the one in the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions (12&12) that tried religion and had found…