Tag Archives: life

The Ripple Effect

When I first heard the saying “The Ripple Effect,” my first thought was rippling wine, which was one of my favorites as it was cheap. It left me with terrible hangovers, as there was a price to pay. I found … Continue reading

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Finding a Spiritual Path

During early sobriety, because I had no idea, I would do anything to define who I was. Others had molded my identity since childhood. The molding started when I was twelve. My father died in a car accident one Friday … Continue reading

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AAs and Etiquette

Relationships are something we can’t avoid. You must be in contact with people at some point in the day or week to survive. In AA, we believe everyone needs help to make it. In thirty years of attending meetings regularly, … Continue reading

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Navigating Life

During this morning’s AA meeting, today’s topic guided me into writing this article. What came to mind didn’t have anything to do with the reading, but sometimes, that’s the way my mind works. It has a way of getting me … Continue reading

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Road Rage

I’ve always considered myself a caring and spiritual person, but when I get behind the wheel, that peaceful, loving person moves to the back seat, and my EGO takes command. Observing EGO’s behavior, it’s exactly the opposite of what I … Continue reading

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Bless the Old Guy

Sometime in the mid-2000s, I packed all I owned and left the snowy northeast. It was a monumental move for me as I didn’t know a soul south of the Mason-Dixon Line, but I was willing to go to any … Continue reading

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