What Overcomes You?
A Lot Overcomes me! On any given day, a lot can feel like it overcomes me! Senior citizenship, relationships, etc! On those days I am overcome with gratitude that whatever else is troubling me, figuring out how to safely drink
A Thank You Note
A Note Here’s a thank-you note to a British mystery — Every once in awhile art accurately reflects the hell addiction is. Watching a character in new series Karen Pirie spiral through decades of drinking and drugging, I connected with
Celebrating Forty-One Years . . .
Celebrating Celebrating forty-one years with friends at a meeting today — after a two -year hiatus — was just about super. What to say about living forty-one years sober? A close relative gave me a segue. When I told her
Headlines and Hidden Hurts
Headlines describe the problem: COVID-19 opened the door to mental and emotional problems, even as the virus quarantined us. But they don’t solve the problems, the hidden hurts, that alcohol abuse can inflict.(Pretending Was a Dangerous Game) Seems if
Common Sense, Three Better Chords and the Truth
At AA meetings, or in the literature, or on-line, so much common sense, Basic Living Skills #101, and other practical tools for getting through the day abound. I can’t begin to list the A-HA! moments I have had when one
Step One: Defeated But Enjoying a Daily Reprieve
Celebrating then Taking Step One Right after celebrating an anniversary, reviewing Step One makes sense. So, opening my 12 & 12, I also see it is an annotated copy, filled with good stuff that I heard at the meetings –
Thoughts on This Year’s Anniversary
By God’s good grace, I celebrated another anniversary, by calling an old friend. We grew up together, drank together, and were roommates during some rough times. They got sober a little before I did, and we have stayed in touch
Better than the Best Opinion: Experience
We don’t have opinions in the program, I heard at the meeting; we do have experience, strength, and hope. Now, that’s actually useful. An opinion is a point of view, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge. Experience, however, is
For Mommies Who Fudge About Their Drinking
Fudging MayBe a Tip-off Some mommies fudge when their docs ask how much alcohol they consume. This may be the first time they realize they might have a problem with booze. (Wine is booze, btw.) Social drinkers aren’t embarrassed to