Category: Recovery

  • AA Thoughts

    Directions to AA: Just go straight to hell and make a u-turn.AA: Being a part of something is more important that being the center of attention.AA is the only place where you can walk into a room full of strangers an reminisce.AA romance… the odds are good… but the goods are odd.AA: Look for a…

  • Experience

    We should be careful to get out of an experience only the wisdom that is in it – and stay there, lest we be like the cat that sits down on a hot stove lid.  She will never sit down on a hot stove lid again… but also, she will never sit down on a…

  • A simple approach to the 12 Steps

    Step 1: There’s a power that will kill me.Step 2: There’s a Power that wants me to live.Step 3: Which do I want? (If you want to die, stop here./  If you want to live, go on.)Step 4: Using examples from your own life, understand that selfishness, dishonesty, resentment, and fear control your actions.Step 5:…

  • Twelve differences between your Sponsor and your Therapist

    Your sponsor isn’t all that interested in the “reasons” you drank.Your therapist thinks your root problem is your lack of self-esteem, negative self-image, and your poor self-concept.  Your sponsor thinks your problem is a 3-letter word with no hyphens: YOU.Your therapist wants you to pamper your “inner child”.  Your sponsor thinks it ought to be…

  • Sobriety Test

    via email from Bob Rosen, Sat, 17 Feb 2007 09:25:51 -0800

  • Boiled as an Owl

    We were talking about “boiled as an owl” last night and I came upon this “drunktionary” which had a few more.  My favorites:About rightAdmiral of the narrow seasAlderman Lushington is concernedAll mops and broomsAmiably incandescentAt peace with the floorBewottledClips the King’s EnglishDetained on businessEaten a loaf and a half for breakfastFoozlifiedFull as a seaside shithouse…

  • Reminder

    via email from John F, Thu, 8 Feb 2007 11:15:37 -0800