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A woman in the rooms shared that she was an angry young lass…so much so that when, in college, her roommate confronted her by saying “You’d rather be right than happy!” she mocked her friend for being...
View Articlei’m Not With Stupid Anymore
i’m Not With Alcohol Anymore There’s a pithy saying in AA and, like many of our trite expressions, a few words hold a lot of truth. Meeting Makers Make It The idea is simple. Those who attend regular...
View ArticleWhat Are You Thanking?
First off, there’s this addition to the GlosAAry… Gratitude Blessings In Disguise Gratitude = Great + Attitude. Taking a break from living to appreciate life. Gratitude for an addict means recognizing...
View ArticleFake It ‘Til You Make It
Fake It ‘Til You Make It Act like you are happy / capable / together / outgoing / patient / calm / etc. until you actually are. i’ve reached a plateau in my recovery, which means i feel like i’m not...
View ArticleSOS: Save Our Sobriety
Don’t Get Hammered A few weeks after i began my recovery (over 20 months ago!), i had a problem, freaked out and ‘had to’ take a pill to sleep. i should say here that, oddly enough for someone who is...
View ArticleTerrible Twos: The Pink Cloud
To begin, here’s a new entry to my GlossAAry. (Yes, it’s pertinent…there’s a madness to my method!) Pink Cloud Where the pink elephants used to live, and what you have left now they’ve gone. Right next...
View ArticleLet It Be
Childish Behavior i wrote a manual to teach foreign Business Types how to make presentations in English. The compliment i hear most about it is that it’s very practical, that the student can easily...
View ArticleEgomaniac With An Inferiority Complex
A Little Drinking Problem Alcoholics are egomaniacs with an inferiority complex. This is one of the truest things i’ve heard in or out of AA. i felt like this for decades but was never able to frame it...
View ArticleEmotional Hangover Cure
You know that moment when you laugh because you think the person is making a joke but then you can tell from their expression they were dead serious? That’s exactly what happened to me the first time...
View ArticleA Dog’s Life
Beer Hound i’m a cat person, so it makes sense i have a cat’s life. i’m not very demonstrative, can be aloof, like to be on my own and am not a big fan of going outside. But i need to have a dog’s...
View ArticleAs If
“Act as if” is one of the first and truest things i learned in recovery. If you’re sad, act like you’re happy. If you’re angry, act like you’re calm. If you’re afraid, act as though you’re brave. The...
View ArticlePutting the “Will” back in “Willing”
Being willing to give up alcohol means doing whatever it takes to stay sober, and being willing to accept the result when some of those things don’t work. How do you know you’re willing to give up...
View ArticleDon’t Even Think About It
I’m of Two Minds What do you do when The Voices tell you to give in and up? The answer is insultingly simple. Think of something else. i heard in the rooms that our brains are capable of only having...
View ArticleWhat do you Meme?
This came to me during an AA meeting and i wanted to share it with you guys. _________________________________________
View ArticleJudge as a Sober
Don’t Judge Remember me? i’m the guy who has a lot of defaults and is lucky enough to be able to see them clearer all the time. The truth now: i judge a lot. All the time. Constantly maybe even. i...
View ArticleThe Easiest Hardest Thing You’ll Ever Do
Easier to put down than bear The easiest hardest thing you’ll ever do is get sober. The hardest thing an alcoholic will ever do is put down the drink, because recovery means pulling weeds that are...
View ArticleTooling Around My Sobriety
Use a tool, don’t be one i’ve recently been anxious and stressed out by others acting out in my real virtual world. The situation has left me incredibly tense and feeling less than adequate. A few...
View ArticlePutting the “Will” back in “Willing”
Being willing to give up alcohol means doing whatever it takes to stay sober, and being willing to accept the result when some of those things don’t work. How do you know you’re willing to give up...
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