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Davis and
Pat A are now friends 3 years, 5 months ago
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Davis and
j.breezy are now friends 3 years, 5 months ago
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wombat wrote a new post, That’s a Big “If” 3 years, 6 months ago
“… and I’m an alcoholic.”
It took me a long time to say those words, and even longer to mean it.
I’m not sure if alcoholics are contrarian by nature, even if we are typecast as a rowdy, incorrigible bunch. […]
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Davis and
dko182 are now friends 3 years, 6 months ago
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Davis and
Meek are now friends 3 years, 6 months ago
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Davis and
Joseph are now friends 3 years, 6 months ago
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wombat wrote a new post, Forever is a Long Time 3 years, 6 months ago
Our membership ought to include all who suffer from alcoholism. Hence we may refuse none who wish to recover. Nor ought A.A. membership ever depend upon money or conformity. Any two or three alcoholics gathered […]
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wombat wrote a new post, It’s Time to Leave the Capsule if You Dare 3 years, 7 months ago
I’ve always looked up to astronauts, even if I consider them to be brave and foolish in equal measure.
They aren’t just tough — they’re smart, and courageous. They further the cause of science and advance the […]
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wombat wrote a new post, This is fine. 3 years, 8 months ago
I try not to let alcohol’s dominance of the cultural zeitgeist get to me. I used to drink socially, many moons ago, and I didn’t always abuse it. There are a lot of people out there who can drink without […]
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wombat changed their profile picture 3 years, 8 months ago
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wombat wrote a new post, Feeding the Donkey Spongecake 3 years, 8 months ago
“He would say that God had given him a tail to keep the flies off, but that he would sooner have had no tail and no flies.” (Orwell, Animal Farm)
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wombat wrote a new post, The First Day of the Rest of Your Life 3 years, 8 months ago
“We admitted we were powerless over alcohol – that our lives had become unmanageable.”
Until you’re ready to make an honest attempt at recovery, Alcoholics Anonymous’ first step seems trivial. I didn’t take it […] -
wombat wrote a new post, I Am Responsible 3 years, 8 months ago
“My stability came out of trying to give, not out of demanding that I receive.” (The Best of Bill, pg. 46)
When we welcome someone new into these rooms, it’s kind of an exciting thing for those of us with some […] -
wombat wrote a new post, The 17-Year Itch 3 years, 9 months ago
Across the eastern United States, cicadas are beginning to free themselves from their self-induced isolation, bursting from the earth after seventeen years of hibernation. They’ve spent far too long alone, deep […]
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BB became a registered member 3 years, 10 months ago
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wombat wrote a new post, Narcissist-ism 4 years, 1 month ago
Narcissist.
One of the most overused words I hear thrown around today — outshining even “existential” and “praxis”, perhaps. In many cases, though, as it was famously said: “I do not think it means what you […]
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timmy57 and
✝️ Keith F are now friends 4 years, 1 month ago
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wombat wrote a new post, The 12 Steps of The 12 Steps 4 years, 1 month ago
Once we’ve been involved with any 12-step recovery program for a good amount of time, we start to gain confidence. We’re more familiar with the program. We feel better, our minds aren’t cloudy anymore, and AA […]
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Davis and
Jennifer are now friends 4 years, 2 months ago
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timmy57 posted an update 4 years, 2 months ago
I find that it is best to answer questions or explain myself when the person is ready to hear the truth. Often, people have preconceived ideas that are totally untrue. I find it a waste of time until they are ready.
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