Tag Archives: Drugs

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

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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

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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

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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

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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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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

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Smoke Screens

This past Thursday night, our Emotional Sobriety Step Study group dove into the first paragraph on page 30 in Step 2 of the 12 & 12: “Another crowd of A.A.’s says: ‘We were plumb disgusted with religion and all its … Continue reading

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