top of page
The LifeRing Blog
Search
The “Just-One Genie”
By Diane J. Pauli, you wrote well about the “Just-One Genie”: <snip>Rest of the family knows I’m in a program and either not drinking or...
LifeRing
Aug 1, 19983 min read
Breaking a Lifelong Pattern
by Jane D. [Jan had posted: Sorry couldn’t take it any longer. Had to drink, poor judgment but felt good (actually bad). How can I stop,...
LifeRing
Jul 17, 19982 min read
Woke Up Thankful
By Colleen C. Hi gang: Well my cousin who lives here in Nashville asked me to go the stock car races last night so she could peruse the...
LifeRing
Jul 12, 19981 min read
Big Stuff Going On
By Laura L. Dear Group: I don’t know what I might accomplish by doing this, maybe I will get lucky and help myself, as well as someone...
LifeRing
Jul 8, 19983 min read
Sober Is Better
By Paula B. Dear Jan, I’ve had a delightful 4th, followed by a decadent night eating fresh raspberries, blueberries & watermelon while...
LifeRing
Jul 5, 19982 min read
Why I Drank Like I Did
by Tom S. I spent a lot of time, most of it drinking, trying to “figure out” why I drank like I did. I assumed, owing to circumstances in...
LifeRing
Jun 29, 19982 min read
The Most Positive Action I Have Ever Taken
By Lorne L. [Lynn posted that she was one day sober.] Hey, Greetings Lynn and welcome aboard the good ship RECOVERY!! One day – that’s...
LifeRing
Jun 19, 19982 min read
A Chance to Start Over
By Shirlee B. [Don wrote: Plus, I tend to get angry more than I liked and that is a drag and so I did not want to practice getting mad.]...
LifeRing
Jun 5, 19981 min read
Survival In the Air
by Carolyn, Bob, Alice, Leigh, Mark, Marianne & Carol. Any advice?? Carolyn Bob When the stewards come by the inconvenience should...
LifeRing
May 27, 19981 min read
No, No, I Don’t! Cancel That!
by Alice I. My husband, daughter and I arrived in Ft. Myers FL on Saturday at 3:30 PM. After 20 minutes in the car with my parents I knew...
LifeRing
May 22, 19982 min read
I want a life much more than I want a drink
By Diane J. L. wrote: > I can really relate to this thread. At 5:30 pm I celebrated 5 months. Not bad for the first time in over 10 years...
LifeRing
May 7, 19983 min read
Drinking “At”
By CA, Marianne H., Laura L., Marty N., Carol H. CA began it: … I couldn’t sleep because I thought I was going to have to suspend a...
LifeRing
Feb 8, 19982 min read
Reach Out and Touch
by Jane D. Spent my Xmas with family — some of my most dangerous buttons. Got through it. And it really was OK. The same old conflicts, a...
LifeRing
Dec 31, 19972 min read
Smirnoff Memories
by Craig M. Marty wrote: >We’ve been going to movies on this vacation. Just saw the new Bond flick, something about Tomorrow. There’s a...
LifeRing
Dec 28, 19972 min read
Thirty Days Sober and What Do You Get?
By Jim S. Thirty days and what did I get? I found my self-respect, so long lacking. I found my business again and am enjoying it. I found...
LifeRing
Dec 8, 19972 min read
That Trip Out of Town
Diane posted: I have to attend a professional meeting this upcoming weekend, and I am looking for any suggestions people might have on...
LifeRing
Nov 11, 19975 min read
A Letter From My Father
By Robert B. This date is a strange anniversary for me. I went down to the Outer Banks of North Carolina, and some time around noon my...
LifeRing
Oct 14, 19974 min read
WRITERS AND ALCOHOL
By Ann Waldron Special to The Washington Post – March 14, 1989, pp. 13-15 (c) The Washington Post Many giants in American literature have...
LifeRing
Aug 5, 199710 min read
Warner v. Orange County Department of Probation
115 F.3d 1068 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT ————- No. 1760——August Term, 1994 (Argued: July 20, 1995 Decided:...
LifeRing
Aug 5, 199734 min read
TO ALL CONCERNED WITH THE DRUG-CRIME EPIDEMIC
By James R. Milam, Ph.D. November 17, 1995 “In my opinion, interdisciplinary work does not mean the meeting of specialists in different...
LifeRing
Aug 5, 199710 min read
bottom of page