Releasing what was never mine to control; Embracing what is mine to enjoy.
Taking the 12th step in AA shows us how to work the steps again – this time with more knowledge of how dangerous and deceptive our disease is and how powerful and personal the twelve steps are, and our Higher Power
Every time I come to it, Step Seven reminds me to practice what I say I believe. Humbly asked God to remove these defects of character. Because I believe what people told me about alcoholism — it is a three-fold
The Last In-Person Meeting I attended my first in-person meeting since February 21, 2020. Someone there made a serendipitous observation, given all that soon happened. I can’t think my way through trouble; I have to live through trouble and learn to
Today is the opportunity to build the tomorrow you want, the meme declared. Right – Somebody thought of that bromide before 2020! But, you know what? God offers to everyone the choice between truth and repose. Take which you please–you
How are you maintaining sobriety and serenity in this pandemic? Sorting through information about the pandemic . . . some days, I don’t know what is real, reliable, or well-intentioned misinformation. I rely on News from Johns Hopkins University, the
Remembering a few of AA’s principles, prayers and the promises, I can live this day, accepting all the things I cannot change, and changing what I can. One of the Principles One of the foundational principles of AA, our
Today is a heart aching day. So, I am dispensing a little heart-healthy hope that I still take. A friend confided someone they loved slipped back into addiction. Not surprisingly, it wasn’t a gentle slide. God willing, they will hear
I got through almost the whole devotional before an “if, then” proposition stopped me. If you accepted God as your God, you would accept him as the one that is fitter to measure out your part of earthly things than
I don’t have drinking dreams as often as I once did. But when I do, they remind me of slippery places I can avoid. Last night I had one. In my dream, I had a big gulp of chilled white wine