A Sober Life

ENEMIES… “The Bible tells us to love our neighbors and also to love our enemies; probably because they are generally the same people.” — G. K. Chesterton The spiritual program that I embrace makes me look to where I am, rather than where I want to be. I must live in the now, rather than [...]

Fantasy The more I drank, the more I fantasized everything. I imagined getting even for hurts and rejections. In my mind’s eye I played and replayed scenes in which I was plucked magically from the bar where I stood nursing a drink and was instantly exalted to some position of power and prestige. I lived [...]

Dear friend of Bill W., Through A.A., we can experience freedom from self. After all, it was self (you, me) that stood in our own way, that ran the show and ran ourselves into bankruptcy, that hurt the ones we loved. All Twelve Steps of A.A. are designed to kill the old self (deflate the [...]

The Treasure Of The Past Showing others who suffer how we were given help is the very thing which makes life seem so worth while to us now. Cling to the thought that, in God’s hands, the dark past is the greatest possession you have– the key to life and happiness for others. With it [...]

Father Leo’s Daily Meditation PROCRASTINATION “You cannot build a reputationon things you are going to do.” – Mabel Newcomber Procrastination is the addicts’ game. I will give up alcohol tomorrow. Soon I will take an inventory of my eating habits. Later I will talk to him about my anger and pain. Tomorrow and tomorrow — [...]

Keep It Simple I’m always ready to learn, although I do not always like being taught.—Winston Churchill We addicts are used to learning the hard way. Many of us think we’re different and can do things our own way. But then we get in too much trouble or pain. The first AA members were just [...]

Fellowship is what we crave, To be joined with our friends, Today we mourn one to the grave, & at this time on God do we depend… So long Dick T. ———————————————————– This is a poem from one of my other blogs  In Memory of Dick T A good friend from my home group in [...]

Walk In Dry Places Erasing Old Tapes___Living Today The human brain works like a tape recorder. With great fidelity, this built-in recorder stores up old memories that are recalled at surprising times. There are two kinds of these “old tapes” that are dangerous to the recovering alcoholic. One dangerous old tape is a bitter memory [...]

People make mistakes, but seldom on purpose. Lord, may my patience with others grow and may I replace my frowns with smiles. If you want peace and goodness in your life you must be kind and loving. Lord, may I avoid creating misery so that my life will reflect my love for You. —————————————————————————————————— Now [...]

Charity sees the need, not the cause.–German proverb. Charity is not just giving money to good causes. Charity is having a heart that’s ready to give. Charity is helping a friend at two in the morning. Charity is going early to the meeting to put on coffee without being asked. Service is how Twelve Step [...]