My sponsee finished her entire inventory in 1 month: Resentment (160 people, institutions, principles), Fear (about 30), Conduct (about 50), and Sex Ideal. She's driving out here to read it this Saturday. She's coming 1800 miles because she is willing to go to any length for victory over alcohol. Oh and she has just under … Continue reading Raising the Bar
Never Ignore A Hunch…
About 3 weeks ago, an old friend of mine from my old, now deceased homegroup, popped into my head. I know where this guy works and I thought I should go visit him. I don't want to go visit him, he is of course, my ex from 2005, and he is now living with my … Continue reading Never Ignore A Hunch…
Bodily and Mentally Different…
Lately, I have been having a conversation with a woman who just started going to Alanon. I met this woman through an outside interest. She had something I wanted, so I thought, and we have been talking on social media, Signal - where we leave each other messages - she is in Italy, from Scotland, … Continue reading Bodily and Mentally Different…
Terrifying…
As I posted, the city said we had to wear masks as we come through the door and then we can take them off. "We" voted to do that. Nobody is doing it, including me - I am not doing it because I don't believe in it. We should have not said we would do … Continue reading Terrifying…
Boy Meets Girl On AA Campus…Notes
I am going to share my experience with relationships in AA because I see this over and over in my sponsees and myself and most women in AA do not admit this - so I know it's out there and prevalent. I grew up with a drunk dad. I was sexually abused in my childhood. … Continue reading Boy Meets Girl On AA Campus…Notes
Southern Discomfort
The strange mental blank spot. Last week I was moving a bed in the bedroom to the other side of the room. I had a feeling there might be alcohol under the bed because an active alcoholic had been staying in that room a year ago, had been caught drinking and had been kicked out … Continue reading Southern Discomfort
Our City Is Now Requiring…
that we wear masks as we enter our meeting hall but then we can remove them once inside. PEOPLE!!!! can you not see the IDIOCY of this??? But this is what we get for not standing up for principles all along. Had we stood up for principle we could say to our city NO!!!! We … Continue reading Our City Is Now Requiring…
Surrender! Why Is It So Damn Hard Sometimes?
Yes, we admitted that we were powerless over alcohol - that our lives had become unmanagable... in other words - we admitted that our lives had become unmanagable - that we were powerless over alcohol! And then, later, when we are doing behaviors that cause us so much pain - do we realize that we … Continue reading Surrender! Why Is It So Damn Hard Sometimes?
There’s An App For That…
this is truly the most disturbing thing I have seen lately...why? Today my sponsee called to do a 10th step. I wasn't around so she called some longtimer lady from her town. She asked this lady if she could do a 10th step. The lady said "There's an app for that" WTF???????????????? Oh - is … Continue reading There’s An App For That…
We Have No Opinion On Outside Issues…
I have now lost 2 AA friends of YEARS due to the world events which will go unmentioned. I do not mention the world events because they talked about far too much in the press and by people. I have my point of view about the current world events and I do not discuss them … Continue reading We Have No Opinion On Outside Issues…
Anonymous Alcoholics 