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The Value of a Retreat
Every fall and winter, almost without fail, I get together with other recovering people–away from my home, away from life’s troubles and away from the noise. It’s a great opportunity to tune out to tune in–tune into how AA has helped me over the 17 years. I make new friends in AA, and hear testimonials…
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Holiday Parties
As the Big Book describes, “For most normal folks, drinking means conviviality, companionship and colorful imagination.” That especially holds true during the holidays. Several years ago our work team holiday party was organized at a local brew pub. I was apprehensive, for obvious reasons. But also, less obvious to me, I discovered a source of…
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Getting Through the Holidays, Sober and Happy
Holidays can be tough, especially for people early in their recovery journey. It’s a time when we escaped the shopping, the madness, the stress and sometimes escaped hard times spent with family members by getting loaded. All too often, especially if a family situation is dysfunctional as many families are when affected by alcoholism and…
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This Too Shall Pass
Early in recovery, I didn’t have a license; it was difficult to get anywhere; I had to depend on other people and ask for help. People kept telling me “this too shall pass.” Oh, how I hated that statement. I wanted to punch a few people in the face. But they were right. Times were…
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Welcome to the New Website!
The old website was not mobile friendly–so we changed that! However, we need your help. We are looking for interesting photos of what recovery means to you. If you have some high quality content that suggests peace and serenity in sobriety, please share them so we can make the website visually interesting and attractive. Please…
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Share Your Experience, Strength and Hope
Like the stories in our Big Book, we all have a path that leads us to a place where we hopefully find a happy, healthy recovery in AA. We are asking people to share their stories of experience, strength and hope–keeping mind the principles of anonymity in all cases. If you’d like to share your…
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The Sun Always Rises
It took 5 years of struggle, then I finally gave up the fight against alcohol. Only then could I win.