An NA Nazi
A friend of mine, actually my Chazzan, wrote a piece calling himself a ‘traitor’ because an opinion he had differed from that of the ruling party’s. I needed to disagree with him. I said that his...
View ArticleHappy Birthday!
I woke up Sunday morning with a little anticipation. Ii knew I had to go down to the Aquarium and do a few presentations with the caiman. That should take all morning. Then I figured I’d go home, have...
View ArticleFrosted Flakes
I have the best Home Group. Hands down. Small enough that we know each of the other members; big enough to have a support system when someone doesn’t show; tech savvy enough to have our own Facebook...
View ArticleLet’s Go To the Video!
I Chaired a video meeting this morning. I Chair the Wednesday morning video meeting every Wednesday morning. For some reason, though, this morning, I had a number of revelations. First and foremost is...
View ArticleDon’t Call Me; I’ll Call You – Or Not
I rarely change the names of the people in my stories. Today I am. I’m changing the names to protect the innocent – and also, so maybe the guilty will return. You can either forgive me my trespass, or...
View ArticleDon’t Judge a Book
I bet you were waiting for the rest of that adage. Not today. Today, that is the adage. Boy, did I screw the pooch. I judged. It’s a good thing I’m not ‘a meeting’ or ‘NA as a whole!’ I had an opinion...
View ArticleObviously, It Is All About Me!
They say, “There are no coincidences.” “They” being those who came before me. So is it a coincidence? Or is it more like, what a coincidence! On a day that I chair an early morning meeting at the In...
View ArticleWhat Have I Done For Me Lately
There’s this guy I know in the Program who likes to ask, “So; what have you done for your Recovery today?” And today was kind of strange, but I answered. I said, “Well, I worked with my horse today for...
View ArticleNo, Shit. There I Was…..
I took my four year old to a birthday pool party for one of her pre-school friends. For two or three hours it was incident free. Then there was this thing…. I’ve been doing this so long that it doesn’t...
View ArticleBut First A Word from Our Sponsor
As I read it, we are a member of NA when we say we are; we are not a member of the service structure when we say we are. Service has requirements; in kind, in clean time and in experience – not NA...
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