Category Archives: Power Greater Than Me
Ordinary Attributes
The Monday night Emotional Sobriety men’s group is deep into Step 2 now, having dug into the paragraphs about the roadblocks of indifference, fancied self-sufficiency, prejudice and defiance and taken a look at where I can become the bewildered one … Continue reading
Confronted With A Dilemma
Recently, The Emotional Sobriety men’s group moved into to Step 2 as we took a good look at the first paragraph on page 25 of the “12&12″: “Step Two. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore … Continue reading
An Alcoholic Character Sketch
So what am I really up against here with this disease they call alcoholism? Last Monday night, the Emotional Sobriety Men’s group took a look at the 1st paragraph on page 22 in Step 1 of the “12&12″: “When first … Continue reading
Just Flip the Switch
Two weeks ago, the Thursday night Emotional Sobriety Step Study group took a look at the last paragraph on page 36 in the “12 and 12″: “Let’s examine for a moment this idea of dependence at the level of everyday … Continue reading
Thursday Take-Away Part 2: Quality vs. Quantity
We decided to read and discuss two paragraphs last Thursday night because the first presented the riddle and the second presented to answer. Yesterday, I wrote about the riddle in “Pledge Maker”. Today, let’s look at the first paragraph … Continue reading
Thursday Take-Away Part 1: The Pledge Maker
Last Thursday night, the Emotional Sobriety Step Study meeting dug into two paragraphs that go hand in hand in Step 2 in the 12 & 12. Starting on page 30, the last paragraph reads: “Now let’s take the guy … Continue reading
I’m Better Than You
Our Emotional Sobriety Step Study Meeting is growing as we knew it would once we moved from our apartment to a church hall. From a beginning of 4 people in September, to our overflowing living room with 12 in … Continue reading
Rediscovering Faith in A.A.
Time must be speeding up because it is already Thursday again and I am just getting to the Take-Away from last Thursday’s meeting: looking for when I am self-sufficient and also for when alcoholism is having it’s way with … Continue reading
What Is Blocking Me?
Blocking is an appropriate subject on Super Bowl weekend. I am learning that my alcoholism throws up a lot more blockers than the Pittsburgh Steelers front line and each one of them is as big as any of those guys. … Continue reading
The Call to Adventure
At the Step Study meeting we hold in our home this past Thursday we discussed the last paragraph on page 27 in Step 2 of the 12 & 12: “This is only one man’s opinion based on his own … Continue reading