As the world grows as far as the East is from the West with the ever expanding World Wide Web, the Internet. So does our ability to fellowship further from our homes and at any hour of any day. No longer do we need to wait for a meeting, share a thought with a friend … Read more
“Well done is better than well said.” Benjamin Franklin I absolutely have had periods of time when I sounded much better than I acted. People would say to me “wow, Dan you sound so good”! But in reality that is where it ended. We have all experienced the “Ninety-day Wonders” you know them, the guys … Read more
To be doomed to an alcoholic death or to live on a spiritual basis are not always easy alternatives to face. —Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th ed., pg. 44 The choices we fail to make are the choices that can be the most detrimental to our lives. Whether you are a problem drinker, an alcoholic, or anything … Read more
Someday we may be as grateful for the bad things as the good things, because the bad things helped prepare us for the good things. Mark Batterson. I am reading a wonderful book by Mark Batterson, ” In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day”. Honestly, in the past I have found myself … Read more
“Don’t carry a grudge. While you’re carrying a grudge, the other guy’s out dancing.” – Buddy Hackett Resentment will keep us held down. I cannot afford resentment in my recovered life. I separate myself from God, humanity and joy when I carry a grudge. I learned an extremely effective prayer very early on in my recovery … Read more
No matter where you go, there you are! Due to the human condition we have the propensity to look for meaning in everything we do. That includes our screw ups. Unfortunately when we screw up again, and again and again, our brain searches for the reason and the reason always falls squarely in the wrong … Read more
I am fortunate to have the friends I have met all across the world both face to face and via internet social websites. Hope is a recovered lady with a wonderful family, she is committed to God, Family and Recovery, Life is Good! I asked her to write a Blog for us and she has, … Read more
“Never let yesterday use up too much of today.” — Will Rogers Freedom of the bondage of self for me came in the form of fear of my past. I carried the burden of shame in my life. I burned bridges, including friendships, employment, credit, and family. I lived in fear of everything in my … Read more
“Mary Magdalene went to the disciples with the news: ‘I have seen the Lord!’ And she told them that he had said these things to her.” – John 20:18, NIV Bible I remember it like yesterday I said to my sponsor George, “I do not go to step study meetings”! He asked me why not? … Read more