Saturday, July 25th, 2009
I attended a meeting Saturday night at The Magdalen House aka Maggie’s House, free non-medical detox center that offers women a safe place to withdraw from alcohol abuse in Dallas, Texas. I had spent Friday night and most of Saturday feeling sorry for myself. I didn’t attend a meeting on Friday. I slept until 3:00pm [...]
Friday, July 24th, 2009
I’m unfortunately learning that the people who claim to love us might actually “vilify” us to absolve themselves of any guilt over getting rid of us. It’s a lot easier to leave a lover, break up a marriage, or end a friendship with a “villain” than it is a person with a disease.
Tuesday, July 21st, 2009
I read this post and the comments on Mike L’s recovery blog:
http://mikelrecovery.blogspot.com/2009/06/steps-hidden-principles.html.
I think it’s always worth looking at both the denotative and connotative meanings of words, especially when those words are at the heart of a discussion. In this case, I was inspired by Mike L’s post to first look up the denotations (literal dictionary [...]
Sunday, July 19th, 2009
I just got out of the 8:00pm open discussion meeting. I got there 5 minutes late, and the meeting chairperson purposely made sure that I didn’t get a chance to share. Prick. But it was for the best. I was meant to really listen and not get wrapped up in my own bullshit. The topic was humility and gratitude. I do not have humility. I’m a prick. I have no gratitude. I’m a spoiled brat.
Saturday, July 4th, 2009
When I first read a few pages in The Big Book (actually before attending an AA meeting), I thought it sounded like some crazy Wizard of Oz story. That initial impression has stuck with me. My initial attachment of skepticism to this comparison has transformed into faith. It’s a comforting comparison now. I shared this [...]
Saturday, July 4th, 2009
I was hanging out with a small group of AA members tonight, and we got going pretty good on the topic of sex and romantic relationships with other AA members. I threw out there that on p.69 (how perfect), The Big Book basically says to Step 3 (I mean this as an action verb) the [...]
Friday, July 3rd, 2009
I got my 30-day chip today. It felt good like I had accomplished something. I have had problems sticking with things in my life. I will start doing something, like the Shaolin Kung Fu classes I started in May 2008, but stopped going less than a year into the program. BTW – I have decided [...]
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