Garden Variety Drunk

February 4, 2009

photo by mrhayata When I was a few years sober I spent a summer in New Jersey and kept hearing people saying “I was a garden variety drunk.” I wasn’t exactly sure what this meant so I did what I was taught, I asked someone (sidebar – Normal people know to do things like this. [...]

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Simple Things

January 17, 2009

I took the bus today and had strong emotional reactions to two things that happened during my trip. A young girl got on the bus with a few of her friends. She had headphones on and was singing along with what must have been her ipod. She was not signing loudly and had a pleasant [...]

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The Last Words I Ever Say

December 10, 2008

photo GiselaGiardino Does it matter what you say? No it doesn’t, as long as you do not care about the words you use or the thoughts you express. Not thinking about my actions is old school bullshit. And my actions include what I have to say. Living as an active alcoholic, I largely said what [...]

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It drives me crazy

December 9, 2008

Tradition Eleven Our public relations policy is based on attraction rather than promotion; we need always maintain personal anonymity at the level of press, radio and films. There are no rules in AA, but one of our twelve suggestions states that we should remain anonymous when it comes to the press. This means that your [...]

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21

December 7, 2008

Today is the 21st anniversary of my sobriety. Amazing! photo Jessica Driver It is still chilling to remember this time, twenty-one years ago now, and what that was like. I so fervently hope I never have to feel and experience most of what happened, and how I felt then, ever again. The ironic thing is [...]

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Recharge

October 19, 2008

Following along the same vein as my last post I am still focusing and thinking about my spiritual condition today. I think part of the problem is my having been doing a few of the same things day after day, and perhaps thinking this is enough. Praying in the morning and praying at night does [...]

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Friday October 18, 2008

October 18, 2008

Just another sober day. Some things seem to be well to me and others could be better. One part of the could be better side of things is my spiritual condition. I’m not feeling as well connected as I feel I should. Perhaps I need to do more prayer and meditation. On the good side [...]

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Insomnia

September 20, 2008

As a sober drunk I am also – just human – and as such have many other issues. One of these is not being able to sleep well. This has been a lifelong problem, starting before I even began drinking. And I had my first drink at 13. Tonight I am sitting in a hotel [...]

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