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.
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 [...]
Saturday, June 20th, 2009
“We treat sex as we would any other problem. In meditation, we ask God what we should do about each specific matter. The right answer will come, if we want it. God alone can judge our sex situation. Counsel with persons is often desirable, but we let God be the final judge. We avoid hysterical thinking or advice.”
Friday, June 19th, 2009
I just got back from my AA meeting. I asked about dating. There is nothing in The Big Book about dating. But it’s an informal guideline that you don’t date during the first year. The woman I spoke to tonight said, “What kind of a person wants to be involved with a sick person?
Tuesday, June 16th, 2009
One of the things I started hearing people talk about at AA meetings was this “god-sized hole” in us that could never be filled. Never enough alcohol. Never enough drugs. Never enough money. Never enough sex. Never enough love. In all my life, I never knew I was trying to fill a “god-sized hole” with anything and everything. I thought I was happy.
Sunday, June 14th, 2009
The book I’m reading called “The Intimacy Struggle” by Janet G. Woititz says, “We want to be close to another human being because we don’t want to be lonely, feel afraid, and feel unlovable. These are things we felt as children and carried with us into adulthood.”
Wednesday, June 10th, 2009
What I learned at AA is that alcoholics will substitute other things for alcohol. In some way, I think I have substituted my relationships for alcohol. I couldn’t manage my drinking, and I couldn’t manage my relationships any better, but I didn’t know it. I knew after my second AA meeting that I had more than a drinking problem.
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