A Sober Life

Make it a point to do something every day that you don’t want to do—Mark Twain Self-discipline is a key part of living sober life. We need it t get to our meetings regularly. We need it to understand the Steps. We need it to work the Steps. And we get much in return. With [...]

No Respecter of People Carrying the message As human beings, we have to realize that some people are more attractive to us than others.  Even in AA, we will likely be more interested in a person who has qualities we admire than one who annoys and repels us. This is a snobbish attitude that we [...]

MONEY “Money doesn’t always bring happiness. People with ten million dollars are no happier than people with nine million dollars.” – Hobart Brown Today I understand that there is nothing intrinsically wrong with money. Wealth is not good or bad in itself it is what we do with it. As a famous comedian once said, [...]

Recently my husband & I moved to a different city within the state we live in. My husband has attended alcoholics meetings intermittently for quite a few years. The alcoholics meetings not only provide great support but it is essential to find the one that will meet your particular needs. If you attend the meetings [...]

Am I humble…If I think so I probably am not…So goes the way with humility…The moment you think you have it you’ve lost it…I don’t lessen myself to be humble…It is said to be humble “I don’t think less of myself”…”I think of myself  less”When we place the needs of others before ourselves we start [...]

This morning  I was reading about friendship & how it is that we should always try to be a friend first & then friendship with others will follow…I thought about what it is to be a friend & it became clear to me that there are several different components to being a friend… First, Kindness [...]