Essays, Experiences, and Observations from My Alcoholism Recovery
Personal recovery in AA is never a one-time event; it occurs daily. It is an ongoing process of staying sober one day at a time and, in my opinion, is one that gives purpose and meaning to an individual’s life. I want to share my personal recovery stories, observations, and lessons learned with others so they can benefit. My sobriety date is May 11, 1976. My name is Jim C., and I got sober by going to Alcoholics Anonymous and the grace of a loving God. The following essays are my own and based upon what was shared, what was lived, and lessons learned:
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- AA is an Education in Life Without Graduation
- Alcoholism – The Disease That Tells You – You Don’t Have a Disease!
- AA Works if You Work It!
- I Came to Believe
- An Attitude of Gratitude
- The Drink Takes the Man
- Finding A Higher Power
- Even if Your Ass Falls Off
- Stay for Coffee Cake and Good AA
- More than a Coincidence
- Call Your Sponsor
- My Last Drink
- Fifty Years of Sobriety
- Do Not Place Conditions on Your Sobriety
- Trudging the Road of Happy Destiny
- How Do I Know if I’m Alcoholic?
- I Love the Freedom
- Facing Responsibilities Sober
- I Came, I Came to, I Came to Believe
- The Other 23 Hours
- The AA Preamble
- Sober But Still Running My Life
- AA Anonymity
- Avoiding that First Drink
- Grateful Alcoholics
- Hitting Bottom
- How It Works the ABCs
- How It Really Works
- Living One Day at A Time
- The Serenity Prayer
- Telephone Therapy in AA
- Sober Firsts
- Don’t Project
- AA Speaker Meetings
- I Can Stop Drinking
- Make Living Amends
- Joy of Living Sober in AA
- Suggestions in Early Sobriety
- Staying Right-Sized
- A Desire to Stop Drinking
- Isolation Is a Dangerous Place
- Boredom in Early Recovery
- Letting Go and Letting God
- Pink Clouds in AA Recovery
- I Came to AA When I Was 21
- Keep It Simple
- Alcohol Was No Longer the Answer
- The Wisdom of An AA Slogan
- Staying Stopped Was the Hard Part
- Routines in Recovery