The Best and Scariest Thing About a Mirror
Look in the mirror, an AA used to say, if you want to know what your problems are. The best thing about a mirror is seeing yourself as you are, and that can be the scariest thing, too! Step Six
First In-Person Meeting
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
Celebrating
Celebrating A friend told me of a recorded meeting, celebrating Liz Bailey’s 62nd anniversary. SIXTY-TWO YEARS?! Yep — July 11 was Liz Bailey’s 62nd anniversary — and God willing in August she will be 93 years young! Like all good
ADVICE Worth Repeating
I still read the advice columns. So, today I got some advice worth repeating; I wish I had received earlier. Maybe you can relate to its commonsense. You can’t keep others from creating a scene but you can chose not to
Sober for 365 Days: A Refresher
Someone who has been sober for 365 days shared some lessons worth repeating. It’s worth a read. Sober for 365 Days is like a refresher of the promises I came to enjoy through AA. The 12 Promises If we are
Celebrating Forty Years
Celebrating my anniversary* is still kind of tricky because of COVID. So thank you for celebrating with me. I wish we could have some cake! * Life Begins at Forty was what my parents said, when they were forty-something and
Who I Am
I am who I am . . . and that makes me valuable; not what I do, the meditation book counseled. In the context of the book, I am recovering from complexities of alcoholism, from its presence in my family
Letting Go and Holding Tight
Choosing a Name When the name for this blog , Letting Go and Holding Tight, first came to me, we were living in Dallas – having moved there for family business. I was far away from our familiar support networks:
COVID-19 and Christmas 2020
COVID-19 and Christmas 2020 Of all the posts I have written about sanity, sobriety during Christmas, I never imagined a COVID restrained celebration, or the effect it would have. Seems like the pandemic has canceled many events; but I choose