Who's helping who?

When I got sober my sponsor told me that I am here to help you! Shortly after that, he told me, "you are doing a good job keeping a lot of people sober". I didn't understand that. He said, "how do you think us old timers stay sober? By helping you!" This recovery thing is a two-way street. I help the new person and he gets sober (or maybe not). While I'm doing that, I am bolstering my own recovery. Step Twelve stuff. I believe that statement, The most important person in the room is that new person. Without him, how would I continue to build my own recovery. By myself? We know how well that worked in the past. Boy, I love this AA stuff! Time for a cup of coffee, see ya later. Bob

I am everything I have always........

loved in a person! Boy, it took a long time to get here. I hated my very existence for a number of years ( and sometimes still do). I was sober a number of years before I began to accept myself for however I was at that time. As Dr. O would say, "acceptance is the answer to all my problems, whenever some person, place, thing, some fact of my life is unacceptable to me, I can find no serenity until I accept that, on and on. Well, I was that person, place, and thing that was unacceptable to me. How do you do that? Find peace within yourself? What an order! I can't go through with it. But I had to, or just lay down and die. Well, I went through with it and didn't lay down and die. I'm here today and pretty happy being Bob. Time for a cup of coffee, see ya later. Bob

Tomorrow is Halloween.......

Some of us should dress up like we used to dress up. What a sight, huh! Unfortunately, some of us still act like we used to. I do from time to time. I can fall back into that selfish self-centered person at the drop of a hat. Thank God we have Sponsors and sober running buddies who are allowed to tell us when we fall back. If I didn't have that working in my life today, it would be like Halloween every day for a drunk like me. Time for a cup of coffee, see ya later. Bob

A drunk walks in a bar.....

and says, " give me a shot of Jim Bean and a water chaser". The Bartender pours him the shot and water chaser. Takes his money and puts the change on the bar. The drunk drinks the water and says to the Bartender, "give me another shot of Jim Beam". The Bartender pours the next shot and puts it next to the first one and collects the money. The drunk downs the second shot and asks for another one. The Bartender states, "what the hell are you doing, how come you pushed the first one aside?" The Drunk said, " I've been going to those AA meetings and they told me, whatever you do, don't take that first drink, it'll kill ya!" Time for a cup of coffee, see ya later. Bob

A friend of mine....

has been sober for a number of years and had a really bad stroke and is now in a nursing home. She will probable be there for some time. She is making progress. She has begun to say some words and is able to smile. She even gave me a kiss last Wednesday. We put a Big Book on her night stand and everyone that goes to see her is to read 2 or more pages, and put there name at the bottom of the pages so we know where we are at. She loves that book and has lots of AA friends visit her. That, I believe helps her and helps us too! Time for a cup of coffee, see ya later. Bob

Real life happens......

Today they are doing some radical changes where I work. Everybody is in a tizzy. Thank God I'm sober and have a loving and merciful God. I just do my job and let things happen. I know that I will be in his hands, that's enough! The new CEO walked into my office and said, "what is your job?" I said, "boy, I'm not sure." Jokingly, of course. He laughed and the Nurses with him said, "that's Bob, we love him". Being sober gives me what I need to just keep on this journey and expect to be protected. I never worry about what will be next. So, whatever is next, is next, and just that simple. Time for a cup of coffee, see ya later. Bob

My newest DVD's

I just produced and published 3 new DVD's. The first one is: "Our Path", a 30 minute video on what the path in recovery is. The Second is: Relapse Dynamics- Its a thought process, a 30 minute video on another way to look at relapse without "reintroducing" yourself. the third is: Spirituality: Spirituality vs. Religion, Its way simpler than you think!, a 30 minute video for a new person to get past preconceived ideas. My first video is available at www.gwcinc.com and is Discovery Before Recovery. A 6 minute teaser can be viewed on the site. I will be speaking at a professional conference next April, in St. Louis, and next may in Columbus, Ohio. Well, that's a little update on me. Time for a cup of coffee, see ya later. Bob