I’m Not a Bad Person Getting Good, I’m a Sick Person Getting Well
For a long time, I believed I was just a bad person. The way I drank, the choices I made, the lies I told—they all seemed to prove it. Every morning after another night of destruction, I woke up with the same crushing guilt and shame. I promised myself I would change, but the next…
Working the Program vs Living the Program
Working AA builds the foundation, but living it brings freedom. A sober reflection on moving from “doing recovery” to truly being in recovery.
Life Isn’t Coming At Me, It’s Coming From Me
Do you ever have the feeling that life keeps throwing things at you? Like new challenges keep coming up at work. Once you tackle that challenge, another just comes right up behind it? Or, that irritating customer keeps coming in and talking to you. Maybe you say to yourself “They are so irritating, I just…
If Drinking Isn’t My Problem, What Is?
Alcohol wasn’t my real problem—it was my solution. AA helped me see the deeper issue beneath my drinking and the spiritual tools that finally set me free.
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