Disclaimer: This is MY blog -which I write to keep my sanity, this is not AA. Take what you like and leave the rest. Every year, around my anniversary, since 20, I have received a message from God about what the challenge of the year will be about. Last year, at 33, it was about … Continue reading An Inside-Outside Issue That Effects Alcoholics, ACOAs, & Everybody Else
Distorted Cliches Which Make Disaster Seem More Palatable
Why am I writing this? WORDS AND LANGUAGE are what WE use to communicate. In the old days - and for me that's just 34 years ago - we talked using words that were close to what was in the Big Book,(not the plain english version) but in today's language - the language that human … Continue reading Distorted Cliches Which Make Disaster Seem More Palatable
My Will & Surrender
Disclaimer - I write this blog for myself since I have no fellowship of equals anymore who do what I do. I write this blog to help me figure things out that I can't figure out that I need to figure out. Take what you like and leave the rest. This post is for people … Continue reading My Will & Surrender
In Loving Memory…
William A. Brewer IV 2/28/52 - 2/13/25 This guy asked me to help him with the 12 steps in November of 2013 at the Berkeley Fellowship, in Berkeley, CA. He had been chronically homeless for many years prior to this, had had 9 years of sobriety at one point, but had a complicated mental illness … Continue reading In Loving Memory…
All Past Trustees Are Untrusted & Uninvited
Disclaimer: This is my blog that I write for myself, to keep track of what's going on in AA for my sanity- take what you like and leave the rest. This just in! Usually the Past-Trustees are invited to attend the dinner given by GSO before the opening of the General Service Conference, so that … Continue reading All Past Trustees Are Untrusted & Uninvited
God Used Me Today…Wow!
Disclaimer - I write this blog for my sanity - take what you like and leave the rest. Remember, I said that my goal for this year is to be more optimistic? So, i will share a positive story of God's Grace and making me useful. Today I went to the hospital to see my … Continue reading God Used Me Today…Wow!
You Can Have 1 Year 35 Times! Time Means Nothing!
Disclaimer: I write this blog for MY sanity. Take what you like and leave the rest. I can publish or trash comments as I choose for MY sanity. If you don't like it, don't let the door hit your ass on the way out. I just got a comment on this post "https://anonymousalcoholics.home.blog/2021/05/20/and-yes-they-voted-to-change-the-big-book/" My most … Continue reading You Can Have 1 Year 35 Times! Time Means Nothing!
Our Very Lives…Depend Upon Our Constant Thought Of Ourselves & How We Can Meet Our Own Needs…
Disclaimer: This blog is for me - I write it for MY sanity. Take what you like and leave the rest. Doesn't that sound like AA today? Us meeting our own needs with no thought of how it might effect others? Here's the latest disappointment I experienced in today's AA. I have had a really … Continue reading Our Very Lives…Depend Upon Our Constant Thought Of Ourselves & How We Can Meet Our Own Needs…
Johnny Can’t Read Because Johnny’s Teacher Can’t Read
This is what my sponsor always tells me. Today was a great example of that! I am sure I have mentioned that crazy chronic relapser chick who brings her dogs to the club is sponsored by one of “my new best friends”. I am just waiting for the other shoe to drop and for them … Continue reading Johnny Can’t Read Because Johnny’s Teacher Can’t Read
Who The Fellowship Was For…
Disclaimer - I write this blog for myself - take what you like and leave the rest. The fellowship was truly for the people who "show improvement" - the ones who are constitutionally incapable of being honest with themselves. I remember my sponsor saying look at old Jim over there - and there was old … Continue reading Who The Fellowship Was For…
Anonymous Alcoholics 