Category Archives: The ism
Bumps In My Spiritual Path
I’m back again. My job is finished and I am looking forward to some writing time over the coming weeks as I rejoin my friends at the Emotional Sobriety Meetings. I have also just come through the end of a … Continue reading
Under The Lash of Alcoholism
The Monday night Emotional Sobriety men’s group is going to finish our review of Step 1 tomorrow night and 2 weeks ago we dug into the last paragraph on page 24 of the “12&12″: “Under the lash of alcoholism, we … Continue reading
The True Nature Of My Malady
The Monday night Emotional Sobriety Men’s Step study meeting just reached the end of Step 1 in the “12&12″, but I have a few paragraphs to write about before I catch up to them. So I’m going to back up … Continue reading
Recognizing My Alcoholism
One of my favorite definitions of the word recognize is: to see something and realize what it is. The Monday Emotional Sobriety group has been on a new journey through Step 1 over the past 7 weeks and that journey … Continue reading
The Less Desperate Alcoholic
Last Monday, the Emotional Sobriety Men’s Meeting talked about bringing fervor into our recovery with the last paragraph on page 22 of Step 1 of the “12&12″: “In A.A.’s pioneering time, none but the most desperate cases could swallow and … 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
Now What?
It was super cool to give Joe his cake at the Saturday Primetime meeting last night. Michelle and I had not been to that meeting yet and it was nice to see so many people we had not seen … Continue reading
Out There
My friend went out this past weekend. Out there. You know what I mean. He’s using again. And when he uses, it’s not just drinking, it’s shooting coke. Serious stuff. This is life and death. Sometimes I forget how close … Continue reading
Coffee Addict
Starbucks: $25.60 Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf: $55.60 Peet’s Coffee: $13.15 Espresso capsules for my home machine: $58.95 (including shipping and handling) “Hi, my name is John and I am a coffee addict. I spent $152.80 on … Continue reading
Alcoholism & Addiction Checklist
That “blogged down” feeling I wrote about this past weekend is a great example of how my obsessive mind works in sobriety. The ‘ism’ in alcoholism is alive and well and happening right now in my mind. … Continue reading