Miracles

March 19, 2010

I am married to a woman I love, and she loves me. I have a wonderful job. It is relatively unique and it is a tremendous gift to have. Right now I am wanting for nothing and I am happily sober. To add to all this, my first child was born about three weeks ago. [...]

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To My Knees

February 17, 2010

My active drinking career, which I pray is over, come to a slow but sure nasty bottom. I went beyond just being brought to my knees with my last drunk. My last debacle found me splayed out on the bathroom floor and in dire medical straits. I was revived, brought to the hospital and spent [...]

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But Why?

January 3, 2010

The philosophical argument about self-will versus determinism has been raging for much longer than our lifetimes. Modern ideas put new twists into this but the idea is the same. It is an argument that I am pretty sure will not be solved in my lifetime. So what to do, and what to say, when bad [...]

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Getting the Answer

October 17, 2009

Today I was told I would be offered an exciting new job I had been hoping I would get. It is a few years of work, with some of the top people in my field. One of them is a world class scientist, with lots of awards and even a Pulitizer for a book he [...]

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Waiting for an Answer

October 14, 2009

I got word this evening that a decision will be made, as soon as Monday, about hiring someone for a job I want to have. This position is something I have been waiting to hear about for a long time. I also know I am in the running for getting the job. I have been [...]

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The Rock

October 3, 2009

I was walking in a state forest the other day and came across this rock. It was along a jeep road trail that led to a lakeside flat. At the flat was a place to hang out and it was obvious this was a place to party. Not to badly littered but there were some [...]

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Faith Abounds

September 29, 2009

One key element of my sobriety, my happiness and my ability to live in the right way is to have a strong faith. Yet it comes and goes. I came into AA not believing in God. My use and abuse of substances though did make me willing to try what Alcoholics Anonymous suggested. My willingness [...]

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Sept 16 2009 Just for Today

September 16, 2009

Just checking in as I haven’t written in awhile. My wife is pregnant and I am now on track to become a father for the first time. My biggest surprise so far has been my almost complete lack of fear or worry regarding what is one of the biggest life changing events you can have [...]

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