I’m sure many of you have heard the phrase… “The most influential person in your life is the one you haven’t forgiven” and along with it a statement that it carries profound wisdom. I wanted to take a moment to explore this concept. Forgiveness is a powerful act that transcends mere words. When we harbor resentment …

Last night at my home group we had our monthly speaker meeting and birthday celebration for members. We had a wonderful woman, Christie D., come share her experience, strength, & hope (ES&H) and during her share, she said something that really made me sit up in my chair. Just as she was hitting her bottom …

As I begin a new year, I was listening this morning to one of my favorite spiritual teachers talk about how this is a season for new beginnings and a time for remembering.  A time for new beginnings that could instill new commitments (or re-commitments) and a time for remembering who we are, but even …

Greetings family…. last night at my home group, we have a wonderful discussion on passages from “We Agnostics.” Members shared how they got to their conception of a Higher Power.  Other members shared of their struggle.  It really stayed with me and today I sat down and wrote out how I got to mine.  After …

Last night in my home group’s closed big book study, we read the title of this post on page 40 in the chapter, More About Alcoholism, in “Fred’s Story.” As we read on, on page 41, the statements, “the thought came to mind,” and “it struck me” jumped off the page at me. There was …

With all of the insanity we see on social media these days, it’s a blessing when we see something that supports the work we are doing in our program (and it’s nots specifically 12-Step related).  Enjoy. “A teacher gave a balloon to every student, who had to inflate it, write their name on it, and …

73 years ago today, on November 16, 1950, with over 15 years of continuous sobriety, the co-founder of the miracle that is Alcoholics Anonymous, Dr. Robert Holbrook Smith, known to most of us lovingly and reverently as Dr. Bob, uttered the words, “This is it” and passed in pain from cancer in this life to …

Last night in my home group’s Big Book study, the chair of the meeting read several passages out of “We Agnostics” and gave a great share on the topic before opening it up to a show of hands. He reminded us that our literature says there are only really two options: 1.) Drink to the bitter …

In February of 2013, after having had the same sponsor for 16 years, I decided it was time to find a new sponsor. It wasn’t that there was anything wrong with that sponsor I’d had for such a long time, it was simply that I had changed and needed something different. I was at a …

This weekend, I had the incredible honor of being asked to speak at SERCYPAA 2023 and it was an amazing experience. The excitement, dedication, and commitment in that hotel all centered around recovery was quite honestly – overwhelming at times. To have an opportunity to spend the weekend with over 500 young (or “young at …