After we have learned that our problem isn't Alcohol, we work the Steps with a Sponsor to uncover why we turned to Alcohol to solve our problems.
This blog is a collection of my thoughts on different topics heard in discussion meetings, speaker meetings, recordings from meetings across the country, or just topics I want to write about.
Hopefully you identify with what is being said. And I really mean that I hope you make a connection with the feelings being shared, not necessarily the details of the specific situation.
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How Service in AA Gave Me Belonging—and Helped ...
I’ve often heard people in meetings say, “Meeting makers make it. Coffee makers make it.” At first, I thought it was just a catchy slogan to encourage people to show...
How Service in AA Gave Me Belonging—and Helped ...
I’ve often heard people in meetings say, “Meeting makers make it. Coffee makers make it.” At first, I thought it was just a catchy slogan to encourage people to show...
Are You Working the Promises and Hoping the Ste...
When I first came into AA, the Promises caught my attention as being hard to get. People would read them in meetings, and I’d hear old-timers talk about how they...
Are You Working the Promises and Hoping the Ste...
When I first came into AA, the Promises caught my attention as being hard to get. People would read them in meetings, and I’d hear old-timers talk about how they...
Daily Inventory vs Evening Review: Why They’re ...
When I first came into AA, I thought a Daily Inventory and an Evening Review were just two ways of saying the same thing. People around me used the terms...
Daily Inventory vs Evening Review: Why They’re ...
When I first came into AA, I thought a Daily Inventory and an Evening Review were just two ways of saying the same thing. People around me used the terms...
How the Steps Led Me to a Spiritual Awakening
When I first came into AA and heard people talk about a “spiritual awakening,” I honestly thought they were exaggerating or talking about something that only happened to a chosen...
How the Steps Led Me to a Spiritual Awakening
When I first came into AA and heard people talk about a “spiritual awakening,” I honestly thought they were exaggerating or talking about something that only happened to a chosen...
FOMO in Sobriety: What Am I Really Missing Out On?
When I was newly sober, one of the hardest feelings to shake was the fear of missing out. My friends were still going to the bars, and still telling wild...
FOMO in Sobriety: What Am I Really Missing Out On?
When I was newly sober, one of the hardest feelings to shake was the fear of missing out. My friends were still going to the bars, and still telling wild...
I’m Not a Bad Person Getting Good, I’m a Sick P...
For a long time, I believed I was just a bad person. The way I drank, the choices I made, the lies I told—they all seemed to prove it. Every...
I’m Not a Bad Person Getting Good, I’m a Sick P...
For a long time, I believed I was just a bad person. The way I drank, the choices I made, the lies I told—they all seemed to prove it. Every...