A couple of weeks ago I was asked to tell my story at an AA meeting. One of the principles that’s taught in AA is that if somebody asks you to do something, you do it. So I said yes. They gave me the option of doing it in a couple of days, or in [...]

I was in a meeting on Sunday night when Michael brought up an interesting point about how humans differ from the rest of the animal kingdom, in that we (humans) try to determine the meaning behind everything. If we cannot figure out a particular event’s meaning, often times we will recreate the event in order [...]

A year ago today I entered an alcohol treatment center. I had actually stayed sober over the previous few days - out of fear, more than anything.
Backing up a few days to my last drinks. (I refer to them in a plural sense because I don’t actually remember my last drink. Does anyone in [...]

… in the women’s bathroom at O’Donovan’s in Minneapolis. Some friends were throwing a going-away party for a former coworker who was moving to New York. I was moving amongst the crowd taking photos of the party attendees and suddenly realized that I had to use the bathroom. Well the mens bathroom had a line [...]

I celebrated one year of sobriety today. It was really not unlike any other day. I went to work, went to dinner with some friends, came home and chilled, and I’m about to hit the sack.
I’m truly grateful that I’m not passed out right now. A year ago I would have been. Where I [...]

I recall watching this with some friends from work (my previous employer). Our agency had done it’s first ever superbowl spot this year and we all gathered at the copywriter’s place to watch it on a white sheet draped across his living room with a projector we swiped from the office. Thinking back, it was [...]

I finished my 4th step. It only took me about 2 months. Phew.

I finished my 5th, 6th and 7th step on Saturday. It only took 4 hours. I guess some steps are more involved than others. Been whining lately about not having enough ‘me’ time. Maybe not outwardly, but I’ve definately had that mindset. Then it occurred to me - maybe I’m not supposed to have that [...]

Minnesober is finally over with. I’ll post more photos as soon as I have some time to grab them off of my camera. It was a good experience. Attendance was record-high and we got lot-so-kudos on the food. When I wasn’t running around trying to help things run smoothly I had the opportunity to attend [...]

Friday night I found myself done with work for the week. I had gone to an AA meeting where a friend received his one year medallion. I’ve only met him in the last few months and didn’t know him in his very early sobriety, but from what I’ve been told, he wasn’t always the caring [...]