My show is related to your personal journey, whether you’re clean and sober or still out there you’ll hear guests and topics that will shift your thinking. Remember.........Rock bottom built more heroes than privilege. May you be blessed to rise above your circumstances in the most noble way poss…
What? Yeah - listen to what you put yourself through when you’re mind drifts
The best way to predict if a guy is going “back out” is if he’s telling War Stories or constantly bitchin’ about life.GRATITUDE is the key boys.
First episode since Day 1 of COVID 19 .... I’m rusty....bear with me boys
Non stop shit about a virus, hurricane, war ..... anything will fuck with you like you cannot believe. ...... stay close to your sponsor & group, say 3 things you’re grateful for ALOUD as often as you think about it. Get into a Zoom meeting every day. Sobriety FIRST
A continuation of how my shit blew up .... piled up ..... and it never ever occurred to me to drink.
Dealing with Life on Life’s terms man ..... it NEVER ends. SOBRIETY FIRST - above ALL else, you life depends on it.
Do you realize what an embarrassment you are to your family? They’re just waiting for that call .... or that visit from the cops to say your FINALLY dead ...... and you’ve put them out of their misery. Congratulations - NOW you have given your loved ones some solace ☠️
I’ve been skipping meetings, courting a new woman and realized that when I’m NOT in meetings I am less and less the man she was attracted to in the first place. Alcohol is Cunning, Baffling, Powerful ! Do NOT fuck around
I am in a new relationship that has HAPPILY taken me out of my routine for the past two weeks.
The hidden “Principles “ of recovery .... I wish it didn’t take me 3 years to “see” --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
We have higher IQ’s and Low Self Esteem ..... do the fucking work man! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Two of the most important people I know are gravely I’ll - I cannot control anything and , to be honest, it’s driving me a little nuts..... it shouldn’t be but it is
Anger is a subtle foe - it permeates just about EVERY thought you have. Some stuff from when you were 5yrs old! No shit!!! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
If you have status of any kind - FIRE YOUR MINIONS!!! They will coddle and control you til death do you part
Today’s new said he had a “Drinking mishap” ..... FUCK THAT !! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Locked out today but - Fellowship prevails! We don’t need a place to sit, just a place to gather. Once we’re all there we just figure it out
Nobody drunk OR sober can actually keep their shit together man ...... I’m teaching your how to get your head wrapped around it all. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
I found myself on Longboat Key today - I’d never been here in recovery so the only memories I have are of that girl who tried .... and tried to kill me
We love old cars, attach ourselves to T Shirts from high school but we cannot look at ourselves in a mirror ..... WTF ? --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
We can help normal people......but they cannot help us ... --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Today we get some homework - get used to this - like I always say, “You might just f¥ck up and learn sumpin’” --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Those last two days really need to be embedded in your memory for long term recovery.
My dear friend, my “little brother” has 25 years sober 10/1. This guy does amazing work with newbies and guys sober as long as me. He has a gracious heart and a velvet hammer and working the 12 Steps is his Stock & Trade.
Grateful to have been “complete” with my dad when he passed. ..... in the 18 years since, I’ve never wished I’d said, asked or done anything differently.
I’m going to shorten the broadcast up and publish every single day for one year. I promised a friend / mentor I’d do it so expect to have one to listen to every morning. You absolutely have a recovery in you man ..... just be willing. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
....but another drunk or druggie !!! Listen to why having a PhD or a sheepskin does US no good - we are hopeless without each other. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
I share my experience, strength and hope with you ...... and I preach a little
Over time in recovery you will come at your entire life from a place of thankfulness and gratitude. You’re going to be “Free from the bondage of self” and your life will be more amazing that you could ever imagine
Today I work through a personal resentment with you. I take you through the cause, the stages of anger, then resentment, and how I get to gratitude and forgiveness. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
What to listen for so you pick the right people to hang with, work with and grow into long term recovery with. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
“Sponsorship” is an antiquated term that is deeply rooted in recovery programs......... it just means you need a mentor / coach to show you the ropes and walk you through the 12 Steps and hopefully the 12 Traditions (at least 1, 5 &12 ....... he’s your Sherpa - you need that guidance to get you into long term recovery. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly .....in reverse order ..... change is good once you finally straighten out. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Fear is a subtle foe, There are two acronyms for it - one that you DO and one you SHOULD do ..... and I have some reeeeeally horrifying news for your drunk ass at the end. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Some people are unique .... allies & addicts are TERMINALLY unique - we isolate, we get desperate and we cannot see a way out of our shit ...... I’ll show you a way out ........ chill for a day baby! We got this
I’ve just left a meeting where a woman with 5 days had a traumatic family event that led her back into the rooms. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
A deep dive into your relationship with YOU as a father, your family (blended or extended) and what you could be thinking about as you observe your daily life from 10,000 feet above. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Here’s what goes on in a typical 12 Step meeting . Most newcomers are still shaky and don’t understand what’s going on so here’s a blueprint. I’ll expand on this in the future --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Please join me every week for help staying or getting clean and sober. My guests are from Yale and Jail, Park Ave and Park Benches. This is the real deal if you’re “on the fence” inside or outside of 12 Step recovery . RELATE don’t COMPARE man, just listen...... you might just screw up and learn something !