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Coming up on six years…
My life has been pretty full these last six years. As my children (now 15 & 18) have passed through middle-school and into (and soon out of) high school, I have been so involved in their lives. This would have … Continue reading
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Today is five years. How did that happpen?
This is the longest I’ve been sober since I was 15 years old. It’s also been the longest period of sobriety I’ve ever had. I once did 4 years – but fell right off the wagon one afternoon. It was … Continue reading
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Good God, I’m coming up on five years of Sobriety…
How the hell did that happen? I never would have EVER imagined that I could stop drinking. I truly envisioned the end of my life would approach through the end of a bottle. By the Grace of God and some … Continue reading
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Three Years Later…
Wow. It’s been three years. As I look back on my life I can say with no doubt whatsoever that I’d be dead or in prison if I hadn’t stopped drinking. I’ll be 48 this Friday and am astounded at … Continue reading
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Wow… so much going on in my life.
What a difference three years makes. I’ve been sober for almost three years now, although it’s still a day by day thing for me. My life has gotten a lot better in the last three years – I’m spending more … Continue reading
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I found a great post on Alcoholics Anonymous today…
It’s a good read – click here to go meet Roger. (This link was previously published on the Chicago Sun Times website – Roger passed away a few years ago and they’ve since removed the content. I found it elsewhere … Continue reading
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While I am a computer geek, I guess I’m not much of a blogging geek…
In other words, I haven’t really been visiting www.recovering-alcoholic.com all that much. I just cleaned out about 900 robot spam comments. Apologies if I’ve missed a comment from you and you aren’t a robot! I’ve been sober about two years … Continue reading
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Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. Continue reading
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We admitted we were powerless over alcohol – that our lives had become unmanageable.
Step 1. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol – that our lives had become unmanageable. Father Martin says it better than I can… http://www.youtube.com/user/fatherjoemartin#p/u/5/OjblEQfx6iI Step 1 is an acknowledgment of one’s condition. Acknowledgment, I think is the key word. … Continue reading
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The addictive personality type…
It’s been nine months (nine months seventeen days if you’re counting!) of sobriety. Continue reading
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