Recovered Alcoholic

My name is Hilarie and I am a Recovered alcoholic; “..but I soon found out that when all measures failed, work with another alcoholic would save the day. ..It is a design for living that works in rough-going." (Big Book, page. 15). It's truly amazing the way this program works. Yesterday while responding to a sponsee, I was able to relate and then verbalize something that I am struggling with; hopefully helping her with my experience with it. The night prior I practiced using all our tools; prayer, meditation, restraint of pen and tongue, inventory...all that kept me from reacting to the situation which is wonderful, but I still woke up heavy. As soon as I corresponded with her, that weight that I woke up with was lifted. I went on to have a wonderful day.  This kind of relationship establishes trust and keeps me right sized. Yes, I am her sponsor, but I am human. My sponsor is my sponsor, but she is human. We can learn and grow from our sponsors without putting t...

Topic for the week:  Step 10  "Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it." It is easy to let up on the spiritual program of action and rest on our laurels. We are headed for trouble if we do, for alcohol is a subtle foe. We are not cured of alcoholism. What we really have is a daily reprieve contingent on the maintenance of our spiritual condition. Every day is a day when we must carry the vision of God's will into all of our activities.  "How can I best serve Thee - Thy will (not mine) be done."  These are thoughts which must go with us constantly. We can exercise our will power along this line all we wish. It is the proper use of the will. Asking ourselves these question each night, writing  about it, discussing things with our sponsor to get a different  perspective...ect... we have daily tools to grow that have been laid at our feet... When we retire at night, we constructively review our day. Wer...