It never fails.Every year around the time of my anniversary, people shake their head and say, “Boy, are you lucky to have sobered up at such a young age!”Well, yes and no.Yes, because I am truly blessed to have found AA so soon.No, because it just means I ruined my health and burned life to […]
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My old sponsor, Ross Porter used to say, “I’m powerless over people, places, things and situations.” I’d always thought I could control those things, but that kind of control is an illusion. The only meaningful and substantial thing I can really control is my attitude. It’s all about attitude. When faced with adversity, my knee
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I was always after some undefinable thing, and all I ever wanted was to be comfortable in my own skin. My drinking and drugging spiraled out out control in my quest for that. After joining AA, it was clear I needed to unlearn so many of the things that had always been waterboarded into me.I
SHOWING UP I came to my first meeting because I had to. There was no choice. You know how they say you can’t scare an alcoholic? Forget about that because I was plenty scared. Anyway,I came back because I wanted to. Now I show up because I love to. This is where I belong. Meetings
