This post seems to have a timeless quality to it… which is why I’m editing it to bring it up to date. I originally posted this June 05, 2006.
Good ‘ole Tony AA from the East End (Suffolk Cty., NY) – in response to a newcomer’s question.
“When should I start working the steps?”
And Tony asked “Is the puke on your shoes dry yet?”
Because Tony believed, as I’ve learned to believe, that it is never too early to start working the steps. We don’t get better to do the steps, we do the steps to get better.
Though Bill W’s story talks of …read more

I often get chided for the things I repeat that the old-timers taught me. Oh well, their blood, sweat and tears helped get me where I am today!
They taught me that sober meant Son Of a Bitch Everything’s Real. Just because I was sober, every day wasn’t going to be a walk in the park and my fantasy life was done.
They only promised me one thing, that if I didn’t pick up the first drink, I wouldn’t get drunk. They certainly made it clear they weren’t promising me any rose gardens.
They said life would be full of ups and downs, …read more

To a dear friend and a new friend…
This past Weds night, Larry W. from the Easy Does It group of AA here in Savannah, 17 years!!!
Today – JJ from someplace in Massachusetts, who suffers not only from alcoholism but from being a Red Sox fan (kiddin’ JJ), two years today!
JJ, I could only hope that your home group offers you a similar celebration to the one Easy Does It provided for Larry Weds. I would also hope that your home group has at least one Larry W. in it.
We have lots of JJ’s here in Savannah
I know you’re …read more

A lot of things
Thankfully.
The first one I always remember is;
I don’t care what keeps you sober, as long as you know what it is and you DO IT!
Yes, recovery is an action program.
I’ve also heard along the way that;
“You don’t think yourself into sober living
You live yourself into sober thinking.”
A Sober, Clean Day To All,
Mark