This vintage tale expresses much about my life as an active alcoholic. God was there many times with a message to trust him and let go, but either I wasn’t listening or I wanted a second opinion. The story goes that Brian was leaning against a fence enjoying a magnificent view of the Grand Canyon, [...]
Continue Reading...by Ian Lawton I’ve given plenty of examples that describe intentions wrapped in ego. Let me end with a wonderful example of intentions that include a healthy sense of self. The more I understand of the life of Betty Ford who passed away this past week, the more impressed I am. She was a true [...]
Continue Reading...It took me a couple of times doing steps 4 & 5 to do thorough sixth and seventh steps. Not because I wasn’t ready, it was more about the depth of my honesty. I hadn’t been rigorously honest about anything for more than 45 years. The confrontation with self and a “searching moral inventory” wasn’t [...]
Continue Reading...If only I didn’t know then, what I don’t know now,” an addicted person in recovery once remarked to me. My first thought was of Bob Seger’s “Against The Wind”. His is “Wish I didn’t know now what I didn’t know then.” Both express an idea of not knowing and making decisions from a different [...]
Continue Reading...When: September 12, 2009 – 7 am – 4 pm Where: Bicentennial Park – Downtown Miami, Florida Who: InTheRooms.com – Rally For Recovery Why: This weekend is the InTheRooms.com 1st annual “Rally For Recovery” in Miami. The Rally for Recovery will be held in Bicentennial Park in beautiful Downtown Miami and will include a festival [...]
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