Anonymity. Think about this...I go in the back yard and what I see are a mass of "weeds". That's what I see. These are anonymous plants of different varieties, and I don't know what they are - so they are just "weeds". I have to pull them, because the HOA says I have to pull … Continue reading More on Anonymity

I mentioned this woman, Patty. She has schizoaffective disorder, maybe. She's been a lot of medications for many years as a result of that diagnosis. She seems to really want to get sober. She was recently kicked out of the the sober living house because her med-count was off - and these are not drugs … Continue reading Help The Person That’s In Front Of You

It has taken me many years to get where I am to day. I grew up in a violent alcoholic family and as a result, and because of my own personality and inclinations toward the Creative, being polarized into "right brain" thinking, I have always feared confrontation, people not liking me, having to stand up … Continue reading Courage Is Fear That’s Said It’s Prayers…

OH MY GOD!!!! I must have been living under a rock to just now be hearing of this position: Certified Peer Support Specialist. I see it's at least 4 years old in my state. Wow. Yes, I am living under a rock. The Rock of Alcoholics Anonymous 3 Legacies = God. Alcoholics Anonymous should remain … Continue reading The 8th Tradition vs. The Certified Peer Support Specialist

I met with a sponsee this morning from 10-1230 and we read More About Alcoholism. I asked her if she had come up with examples and she said "No. but I know there are a ton" but then, when I reminded her of the 3 she had come up with last week, she came up … Continue reading A Real AA Day…

Low and Behold, the ultimatum is working. Sponsee finished 4th column and got fear instructions today - I gave her 3 days to make her list and only let her talk a little bit about her multitude of problems, one of which is Premenstrual Syndrome. This is an issue for alcoholic women - I too … Continue reading Sponsorship…Update

Today I had to give a sponsee an ultimatum. I never like to do this but she has given me no choice. She must finish her 4th col by next week or we are done. It must become objectionable enough to her that she is abusing a child by constantly yelling at him, that she … Continue reading Sponsorship…

Is to wear a mask, sit 6 feet apart, and behave a certain way?

today I went to the 530 and the homeless guy who had walked by the other day and asked for a cigarette and gotten p.o'ed when we did not have one, and had poured his drink on the ground in front of the door, was sitting next to the smoking girls outside. I walked up … Continue reading AA is not a social club…

it's such a damn shame about that. Today, I saw a newcomer with a mini big book. How is she supposed to read the personal stories and think "yes that happened to me" or "yes I have felt like that" or "yes this program could work for me to" ???? This stupid book was made … Continue reading The Mini Big Book