Tag Archives: Alcoholic
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
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
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
Give it to God
In my last post on Pride, I mentioned that some members of our group felt pride could be a good thing and were struggling with the idea that it was so destructive. After reading all of your great comments on … 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 Art of Making Excuses Part 3: The Blamer
It’s all your fault! And the third paragraph in our Maker of Excuses Special Edition 3-Pack proves it. Or, wait. Maybe, like all the rest of these paragraphs, it gives me more insight into my alcoholism and my inventory-resisting character. … Continue reading
The Art of Making Excuses Part 1: The Depressive
The Thursday night Emotional Sobriety Step Study group has been looking at some paragraphs in Step 4 these past few weeks which make up the “excuses for avoiding an inventory” package. The paragraphs begin on page 45 of the “12&12″ … 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
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