Tag Archives: alcohol
Shaping My Life
Hi old friends, it’s been awhile. The Emotional Sobriety meetings have been going strong this past month. The Men’s meeting is approaching the end of Step 2 and our Thursday night Co-Ed group is nearing the end of Step 4. … Continue reading
A Lifetime Practice
I am enjoying this life I get to live in recovery, my second chance to discover who I am and really live my new life to the fullest. I returned recently from a business trip to Buenos Aires, Argentina, 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
Ah, ah, ah, ah Staying Alive, Staying Alive
The Monday night Emotional Sobriety Men’s Step study group is in the midst of an overview of Step 1. Each time we reach the end of a Step, the format calls for an overview where we can talk about any … 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
The Art of Making Excuses Part 2: My Natural Disposition
Okay, so Bill W. got my attention in Step 1 with all those not-so-great alcoholic character traits, but does he ever let up? In Step 2 I find out I am belligerent, close-minded, arguing, drifting, intellectually self-sufficient, prejudiced, defiant, self-deceived … 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
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
Continuous Action
Previously on the Emotional Sobriety Blog…. Please read the post entitled “More Problems Than Alcohol” below. This current post and that previous one address the 2 paragraphs on page 39 into page 40 of the “12 and 12″ which present … Continue reading
More Problems Than Alcohol
Yup, this is what recovery is really all about. Recognizing that I have more problems than alcohol leads me down the pathway to willingness and Emotional Sobriety. Our Thursday night Emotional Sobriety Step Study meeting has been looking at 2 … Continue reading