Work the steps all you want. Speak at meetings. Sponsor a couple dozen new folk. Chair a meeting while setting up chairs and make coffee and do all that. You can do and Do and DO … and still be miserable. Internalizing and going through the motions are two very different things. The difference between [...]
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behind locked doors
Have you heard the phrase – “If I don’t do the work of recovery, there are three places I’ll be. Hospitals, jails, or pushing up daisies.” Adapted from 12 x 12 “Each AA member is to follow the 12 steps to the best of their ability or face jails, institutions or death.” Chapter Nine – [...]
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humility?
Humility is defined by Merriam-Websters (unabridged mind you) as the quality or state of being humble. Which of course led to the definition of humble: not proud or haughty; not arrogant or assertive; reflecting, expressing, or offered in a spirit of deference or submission. And then, being the dictionary lover that I am, I continued [...]
words with Sass.
In the spirit of transparency, it’s time again for Sassy Poetry. Where words flow and poignancy reigns supreme. This writing fills up the majority of my facebook page and I have tons of connections with poets both in and out of recovery. Words are healing and cathartic and … and … and … this is [...]
service works.
Service. Being of service, attending a service, servicing up and gettin’ busy. Service. In the context of which we speak, service is an incredibly important part of the recovery tip. “Gotta give it away to keep it.” comes to mind along with a slew of other slogans on meeting hall walls across the globe. Also [...]
cry baby.
Ever have the tears well up in your throat until you could no longer swallow? Eyes stinging, burning with memories of days gone by. The bitter and the sweet of a life limped and skipped over lava lakes and frigid waters. I get weepy around anniverseries. Always have. But usually only in “safe” places, where [...]
quick forgetter?
Over and over and over … and over. Rote. Remedial. Remember. It seems I’ve heard the term “I have a quick forgetter” more than once in the rooms to which we all travel for hope. We are inundated with all this “head” knowledge til’ we’re sick to our twinkletoes with slogans and readings and prayers. [...]
internalized …
Opinions are like _______, everyone has one. Yep. All of us, about most things, have an opinion. Shaped by perception (yes this word again) and past experiences, we view raw data and spin baby spin … the whirlwind begins. Opinionated information streams, whether disclosed or no, flavor our relations with others and selves. What evidence [...]
giver?
Now I don’t know if you are anything like me. (Let’s hope not) But when it came to interpersonal relationships, it used to be that other peoples opinions counted a helluva lot more than mine did. Didn’t even have to be someone close mind you; I didn’t want to hurt someone’s feelings … even if [...]
the best way?
I recently received a comment on this little ole’ website here that asked “What is the best way to recover from Substance Abuse?” Boy I tell ya. Had this been 10 years ago I’d have spouted some innate driven, learned the hard way 12 step rhetoric. But my experience in the last few years with [...]
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