Tag Archives: The 12 Steps
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
Widening the Hoop
Today I’m bouncing back to Step 2 and looking at a paragraph that the Emotional Sobriety men’s group discussed several weeks ago, but one that I feel needs another look. This paragraph comes on the heels of my Savage State … Continue reading
A Savage State of Mind
Both Emotional Sobriety meetings have been amazing over the past month, the men’s group continuing to look at Step 2 and the coed group working its way through Step 4. I would like to say that I will write posts … 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 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
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
Only
I want it and I want it now! My alcoholic mind knows nothing of patience. When I drank and used, there was no sipping involved, no such thing as a little line of coke. Nope, I needed that stuff in … 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
Just Flip the Switch
Two weeks ago, the Thursday night Emotional Sobriety Step Study group took a look at the last paragraph on page 36 in the “12 and 12″: “Let’s examine for a moment this idea of dependence at the level of everyday … Continue reading