Sober Salon

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• Texaco: The point of the steps is to produce a spiritual experience, not that they ARE a spiritual experience, though taking them can be. Taking the steps he...
• A. Miles: This blog resonates with my own ideals, makes me think, and it is too late to articulate now....but I will be back....
• Nellie: The whole addiction issue and trying to find help is really frustrating. I've been going through it myself for years. First trying suboxone and now tr...
• vicariousrising: Does it matter what the rest of us believe, Lou? If what you believe and do works for you, that's what counts. I think you "get it", what ever the "it...
• Lou: In my recent post, I mused about recovery and "just living". Then I read this..and you said exactly what I was trying to say. Thanks, and I do get it!...
• Lou: I was never around drinkers, I never liked alcohol. I was very unprepared for the addict personality. You're experiences are likely to make you very ...
• mama mara: I hope you find your home in this new group. I am so grateful that I have a meeting that works for me. I've found for myself that I'm more comfortable...
• Kristin H.: I like this....
• Texaco: Around here we like to say that all you need to start a new meeting is a resentment and a coffee pot. I stayed away from the group that I now conside...
• Margaux: This is awesome, MPJ! I'm so glad everything fell into place for you. And I know you'll have so much to contribute to this new group....
• Cat: Its so wonderful how things work out how they are meant to work out in such a great way!!! Life is heading in the direction its heading and I am so ha...
• Kristin H.: And that seems to be the way it works :) I love it when the decision is made for me....
• Lise in NJ: Keep basking in the light -- it's amazing what you can do when you work at it. and please, keep sharing, because it keeps us working on it too....
• Lou: I love how you are counting the minutes. Congratulations!...
• Lou: Anything that cannot be medically categorized in black & white, like autism, addiction, depression, mental disorders puts the "blame" somewhere el...