List of Blog Summaries from Dennis for
Apr - Jul 2008
Avocado
[Apr 20, 2008]
"OK, you guys didn't change - but one huge thing changed in me. My perception of people. collectively and as individuals. "
"OK, you guys didn't change - but one huge thing changed in me. My perception of people. collectively and as individuals. "
Finding Something Lost
[Apr 25, 2008]
"Either I am proactive in gaining/maintaining my serenity, or I'm just sober. Don't get me wrong - sober is great - but I loooooveeeee the serenity. "
"Either I am proactive in gaining/maintaining my serenity, or I'm just sober. Don't get me wrong - sober is great - but I loooooveeeee the serenity. "
This Will Kill You
[Apr 27, 2008]
"Often one hears that someone has one more drunk in them, but they don't have another recovery. There you have it in a nutshell. Ninety miles an hour down a dead end street. Go out enough times and you will die."
"Often one hears that someone has one more drunk in them, but they don't have another recovery. There you have it in a nutshell. Ninety miles an hour down a dead end street. Go out enough times and you will die."
Prudence
[May 9, 2008]
"When I exercise prudence daily, I look at and weigh the alternatives regarding persons, places and things placed in my path. Then take the ones that are appropriate for His Will in my life. When I don't, the results are usually not pretty."
"When I exercise prudence daily, I look at and weigh the alternatives regarding persons, places and things placed in my path. Then take the ones that are appropriate for His Will in my life. When I don't, the results are usually not pretty."
Bulletins and privacy settings
[May 11, 2008]
"if you are new here and post a bulletin, chances are nobody will be able to read it. They are restricted to "friends"."
"if you are new here and post a bulletin, chances are nobody will be able to read it. They are restricted to "friends"."
A three ring circus on a
teeter-totter
[Jun 6, 2008]
"So this all appears to be a pretty good reason for living in the moment, taking it one day at a time, letting go and letting God, dropping the rock, taking it easy."
"So this all appears to be a pretty good reason for living in the moment, taking it one day at a time, letting go and letting God, dropping the rock, taking it easy."
Baggage Handling
[Jun 7, 2008]
"The steps we are supposed to do are designed to help us get rid of that baggage. For if I do not rid myself of the nasty, annoying and spiteful anger, fear and resentments I cannot truly help others."
"The steps we are supposed to do are designed to help us get rid of that baggage. For if I do not rid myself of the nasty, annoying and spiteful anger, fear and resentments I cannot truly help others."
It's amazing what happens here
[Jun 11, 2008]
"That no matter how bad and down I may feel, my problems are nothing to another who has little to no hope. That if I use a kind word or three to help another, it may just help them a little and always helped me a lot. "
"That no matter how bad and down I may feel, my problems are nothing to another who has little to no hope. That if I use a kind word or three to help another, it may just help them a little and always helped me a lot. "
"I'm sorry" doesn't quite cut the
mustard
[Jun 22, 2008]
"How many times have I hung my head, said "I'm sorry" and then went right back to doing the same things I was sorry for? "
"How many times have I hung my head, said "I'm sorry" and then went right back to doing the same things I was sorry for? "
Waiting for the Other Shoe
[Jun 29, 2008]
"I could never have done this if it wasn't for the things I learned from you and others in recovery."
"I could never have done this if it wasn't for the things I learned from you and others in recovery."
When I grow up I wanna be...
[Jul 25, 2008]
"That the journey, once well started is leading to roads, byways and lanes I would have never dreamed of being able to negotiate whilst in my cups. "
"That the journey, once well started is leading to roads, byways and lanes I would have never dreamed of being able to negotiate whilst in my cups. "
Life on MY terms
[Jul 29, 2008]
"I was told right from the first by a lot of people (probably closet drinkers, I figured) that the way they did it worked for them. You know, doing those 12 simple steps, getting a sponsor, going to meetings."
"I was told right from the first by a lot of people (probably closet drinkers, I figured) that the way they did it worked for them. You know, doing those 12 simple steps, getting a sponsor, going to meetings."