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My Name Is Jim …
WARNING: People writing openly about their personal problems can be disconcerting. If you’re uncomfortable with my frank discussion of alcoholism, then perhaps you ought to explore other blogs. This...
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Resentment
I’m an expert on the care and feeding of resentments. I even have a resentment replay machine in my head, and every now and then, I switch it on, sit back and watch a matinée. That’s why things like...
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Step 10
There is a way out. In Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, Bill Wilson, summarizes the raison d’être of the program’s tenth step: Few people have been more...
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Don’t Live in the Projection
Roy Lichtenstein–Crying Girl Difficult periods in life can be good learning and growth experiences. They can teach us patience, perseverance, and even forgiveness. In fact, some of the greatest...
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Thinking of Drinking
I shouldn’t do this to myself, but I’m an alcoholic and can’t help dwelling on liquor once in a while, especially on warm evenings like this one. Sometimes I fantasize about how it was early on, when...
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Serenity Prayer
Recited Serenity Prayer daily. God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference. The Serenity Prayer, a modified...
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Time to Leave A.A.?
Recently, I’ve been experiencing a sort of A.A. fatigue, and have even had doubts as to the wisdom of my continued membership in the program. So, will I be leaving A.A.? Possibly. I’m not sure, yet....
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