Category Archives: Instincts

The Secret Ingredient: Pride

It’s so good to be back in the flow. After traveling for work the first 2 weeks of the year, I was able to attend the Thursday night Emotional Sobriety meeting this week along with all the others who were … Continue reading

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Danger! Danger!

The Thursday night Emotional Sobriety group has been talking about two different parts of our characters in the past few weeks, the part that seeks attention and protection from others and the other part of us that wants to control. … Continue reading

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The Quest for Security

A week ago, the Thursday night  Emotional Sobriety group continued looking at the basic problem with our warped instincts by digging into the 2nd paragraph on page 43 in Step 4. Last night, we talked some more about how we … Continue reading

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Going To Extremes

As an alcoholic and addict, I have an all or nothing approach to everything. I don’t know moderation or balance. I don’t know what it means to build things piecemeal or to be satisfied with just a little bit. All … Continue reading

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Discovering My Liabilities

The Thursday night Emotional Sobriety group is 3 paragraphs deep in Step 4 and it was so great to be back for the weekly discussion of spiritual principles this past week. After reviewing how our instincts for sex, security and … Continue reading

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