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High Times On Bailey Drive: My Dirty Sobriety
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10 Years of Sobriety
Through the Grace of God, a divinely inspired path of life and a community of people whose primary purpose is to improve the lives of themselves and others, the changes over the last decade have been immense and life altering. I evolved: From a deeply selfish person to one who aims to be of service…
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A Vision For You – Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous
“There was always one more attempt and one more failure.” I tried to quit drinking thousands times and hundreds of different ways. This is not an embellishment. 25 years of daily drinking and using adds up. There were many mornings filled with regret, shame and the empty promise that I would not drink tonight. That…
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Step 10 – 12 Steps and 12 Traditions
“Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.” Promptly admitting we were wrong. Such a great life lesson and practice that I’ve undertaken over the last 8 years. When I was drinking and using, I never meant “I’m sorry”. I never learned how to apologize until working the 12 steps.…
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Time
I recently spent a day with all of my children. I cherish these moments and try not to take them for granted. My youngest is about to turn 2, and I’ve been sober for each minute of her life. I took the day off and went to our local children’s museum. My inner child delighted…
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Disappointment in our Children
My oldest son totaled a car a few days ago. He’s had his license less than 2 weeks. Disappointed. Depressed. Frustrated. These feelings came up for both of us. There was no need to rip into him and make him feel worse. Like me, he’s his own harshest critic. I was the first person he…
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Needed this today
I always entertain great hopes. —Robert Frost In our honest journey, we must admit life is often difficult and painful. But these facts do not describe all of life, and they do not determine how we respond. The sun rises warm and bright after a cold and dark night. The open, generous smile of a…