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and it leaves only good, things behind! What about you? Do you have choices? I‘ve had reminders recently of all that I have to be grateful for. I was reminded that, since I joined AA and began working on the Program to the best of my ability, I now have choices. Looking back, I don’t… Continue reading Ready to Lighten Your Load? Try a Little Gratitude

and it‘s yours for the asking Are you one of the people who think that the only day that you should be thankful is Thanksgiving? Some may extend this to the entire month of November. And then let it go for another year! If you did not drink or drug today, you have choices. Maybe… Continue reading An Attitude of Gratitude

So, gotta start somewhere! Getting sobriety is a journey. The destination is sobriety. The journey is the path we take to get to the destination. Just like any trip that you might take on vacation, for instance. If you are going to travel to The Grand Canyon to see this marvel, how you get there… Continue reading A 1000 Mile Journey Always Begins With the 1st Step

Rich? Too bad! Poor? Too bad! Professional? Too bad! Homeless? Too bad! How old are you? You could be an alcoholic! How much are you worth? You could be an alcoholic! What gender are you? You could be an alcoholic! Do you live in a mansion or are you homeless? You could be an alcoholic!… Continue reading Alcoholism is an Equal Opportunity Destroyer — Fact

This is my honest opinion because it worked for me! How ready are you to really start feeling better about yourself? Is the mental load overwhelming and suffocating you? OK, what are you willing to do to dump this mental trash and have a fresh new beginning?  If you are working on the AA 12 Steps,… Continue reading How To Get Rid of All of That Garbage That Fills Your Mind and Keeps You Awake at Night

You must be sick and tired of dreading the past and worrying about the future. How much do you fear others discovering something you did in your past? How many times did you ever dread something that you were supposed to do tomorrow? Many of us have yesterdays that are full of fears, grief, regrets,… Continue reading How To Live in the Now

Cheer up, cheer up the sun is red. Step 12 The lyrics sung by Jaye P. Morgan and others years ago say so much with so little. What do they say according to the advice given by the Red, Red Robin? Stay in bed and miss everything. Get up and join the marvelous world and all… Continue reading Wake Up, Wake Up You Sleepyhead. Get Up. Get Up. Get Out Of Bed

But, apologizing worked before! Step 9 How many times did you say “I’m sorry and I’ll never do it again?” And then do it all over again, and again, and again? Step 9 says “Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.” “OK, so this… Continue reading Saying I’m Sorry Doesn’t Fix It

When asking God, or anyone, for something, try asking with humility. Step 7 Remember, we are asking and not demanding. There is a difference and knowing the difference is, many times, the difference between receiving or not. So, with this in mind, let’s move on. STEP 7 says “Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.” Recently,… Continue reading Let’s Get Humble Together

How to begin to do something about your character defects. Step 6. Ever start to rage on someone, know it’s wrong, and not be able to stop? Actually, stepping it up? Louder? More profane? Maybe becoming physical? Well, don’t feel like the Lone Ranger. I have done it, too. Had enough, yet? Relax! There is a… Continue reading I Don’t Even Like Me Anymore.

First, find what is in storage in your mind. Step 4 Before you begin to heal, you must know what you are healing. You gotta know if you are an alcoholic. If so, that there is a Power bigger than you in the universe, and that It will help you if you ask. You already… Continue reading How To Begin Recovery From Active Alcoholism

I know God has helped others who were hurting. Please, God. I need help NOW! Step 1 says “I can’t.” Step 2 says “He can.” Step 3 says “I think I’ll let Him.” Told you this was a simple program for complicated folks.  Step 3 states: “Made a decision to turn our will and lives over… Continue reading Help! Can Anybody Help Me? Step 3

Every particle in the Universe is in constant motion Law of Attraction Image by steven latulippe from Pixabay Ever drop a pebble in a still pond and watch the ripples that move out from where the pebble struck the water? This ripple effect applies to our everyday thoughts and actions. Every particle in the Universe is… Continue reading How To Best Utilize The Law of Attraction and Vibration in Your Life Right Now to Feel Great

“I am happy, joyous, and Free” or “I am sad, miserable, and feel like crap.” Which one are you? Which one do you want to be? Two very powerful words, when placed together, are “I am.” The honest answer that you give is even more powerful because it gives you insight into your own inner… Continue reading Why Are The Words That Follow “I Am” So Powerful

Life is forever! Just not human experience! I know that I’m a spiritual being. This means that I have eternal life. What this does not mean, however, is that we have this human experience eternally. Confused? Stick around! I am aware this is true because of my own situations and feelings. I have lived in… Continue reading Eternal Life and Human Experience

I thought about myself all the time. I am sure David was thinking of more than himself when he flung the stone from his slingshot to kill Goliath. Learn more here.  When I entered Alcoholics Anonymous, I had myself in the center of the universe. I thought about myself all the time. There was no us… Continue reading Humility Is Not Thinking Less of Yourself but Thinking of Yourself Less

You can actually choose how you will feel at any given time. Yes, the mind is really that powerful! It is amazing what the mind can do. I am sometimes overwhelmed with the evidence that I find showing just what it is capable of doing. A thought comes before every action.  “This needs doing. This… Continue reading Spirituality and The Most Powerful Part of Your Entire Existence Is Your Outstanding Mind.

Using heart learning, you practice living life and soon it will also be your WAY OF LIFE. One of the first slogans that I heard when coming into the AA Program was “One day at a time.” This was sometimes broken down into one hour, or one minute, at a time, or even less. Especially when… Continue reading Is Life Treating You Like the Champ That You Are? Better Yet, Are You Treating Life Like a Punching Bag?

When used at the start of the day, affirmations can help make any day into a very good day. I am a firm believer in affirmations. When used at the start of the day, affirmations can help make any day into a very good day. When used during one of life’s struggles, they can assist… Continue reading The Most Powerful Affirmation You Can Imagine is the Words Following the Amazing I AM!

The sound of the voice was magical! There have been times in my life when my peace of mind just seemed to be overwhelmed. Job, kids, relationships, news of the world. It all seemed like a burden; I needed relief from carrying the weight on my shoulders. I knew that it was all inside my… Continue reading Were You Ever Feeling Low, So You Called Someone And Only Got Their Voicemail? And Felt Peace Because You Heard Their Voice?

For every problem, there is a solution! As time goes by and as happy, joyous, and free as I feel most of the time, occasionally crossroads come up in my life such as frustration, indecision, physical pain or trauma, and a host of other conditions that merely living in this human experience brings. For every Goliath,… Continue reading For Every Goliath, There Is a Stone!

I get inspiration from everything and everyone around me. Divine Inspiration is what pretty much defines how my day is guided, any more. Webster defines inspiration as a divine influence or action on a person believed to qualify him or her to receive and communicate sacred revelation.  And also, the action or power of moving the… Continue reading Spirituality and How to Actually Obtain Divine Inspiration

This is how simple this amazing program is to get started. I am not setting the world on fire with my stellar intellectual skills and this is shown in that I received my BS from the streets long before I received my BS from college or knowledge from recovery..  I need everything to be simplified in… Continue reading How To Obtain 3 Pleasures From Living In Recovery. And This Is Only The Beginning! It Just Gets Better!

This is how simple this amazing program is to get started. I am not setting the world on fire with my stellar intellectual skills and this is shown in that I received my BS from the streets long before I had the pleasure of receiving my BS from college.  I need everything to be simplified in… Continue reading How To Obtain 3 Pleasures From Living In Recovery. And This Is Only The Beginning! It Just Gets Better!

I never knew that spirituality and affirmations were so powerful! Since the beginning of my study of spirituality and how it affects me, I have heard about affirmations. Of course, I was skeptical and didn’t see how saying a bunch of words would help at all with anything or free me.. Man, was I ever… Continue reading Now Hear This! I Became Happy, Joyous, and Free! You Can Clap Your Hands Even More!

Spirituality is the foundation of this remarkable AA Program. How can we become happy, joyous, and free? Spirituality is the foundation of this remarkable AA Program. This may be daunting to the AA newcomer or the AA veteran who is attending the meetings but not really working the Program.  At no place in the 12 Steps,… Continue reading How To Work Your AA Program to be Happy, Joyous, and Free Just Like a Child. Only This Time Just Like An Adult

How things have improved for me since I found the program of Alcoholics Anonymous! First, this is where I first heard of Spirituality. I rather quickly changed from a very self-absorbed, very large, very angry, very violent, well-armed, agnostic man with no real friends and a family that feared him into a man who loves… Continue reading Spirituality and How You Can Finally Begin to Really Enjoy Life With This Simple Heads-Up

Sobriety is so much more rewarding than simply quitting drinking. First, we must define what sobriety is. Abstinence plus a program of activities designed to make abstinence comfortable and to improve functioning in relationships and in other aspects of life. But, is this enough? What would your answer be? A bigger question for you would… Continue reading The Question For The Day — Is Sobriety Enough? 

I believe that the first two words of The Lord’s Prayer are the most important part of the prayer. That is a powerful, albeit questionable statement. You may wonder why I would think the words, “Our Father,” are the most important portion of the Lord’s Prayer.  For one, The Lord’s Prayer is arguably the most well-known… Continue reading “Our Father” Who Art In Heaven…

I am the dad of five children. Only one shares DNA with me. I am the dad of five children. I am the father of only one of these beautiful beings. I am the granddad of seven grandchildren and great-granddad of four more. My first wife had a son from a previous marriage and was the… Continue reading Think Before You Say A Father and A Dad Are the Same. They Are Not!