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Weakness for Destruction

I’m Hooked Last Friday i got lucky. (No, the other kind of lucky.) i went to a meeting i don’t usually go to, that starts at 10:30 pm and finishes at 11:30. When i got there, there was onl… more →

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Weakness for Destruction — 8 comments

Al K Hall wrote 3 days ago: I’m Hooked Last Friday i got lucky. (No, the other kind of lucky.) i went to a meeting i don … more →

Tags: Alcoholics Anonymous, Alcoholism, recovery, aa, aa fellowship, Alcohol, alcohol recovery, Alcoholic, Alcoholism

What do you think? — 8 comments

Al K Hall wrote 1 week ago: Wake Up Call Wake up in the morning. Realize i’m alive. Feel sad about that fact. Sit up, put … more →

Tags: recovery, Alcoholics Anonymous, Alcoholism, What i learned in AA, alcohol recovery, Alcoholism, instincts, aa fellowship, Insanity

What Do You Expect? — 4 comments

Al K Hall wrote 2 weeks ago: The wheels started coming off my train wreck in 2001, and that it took me more than a decade later t … more →

Tags: recovery, Alcoholism, What i learned in AA, alcohol recovery, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Alcoholic, sobriety, expectations

Sweet & Sour 16 — 12 comments

Al K Hall wrote 2 weeks ago: Just Kidding My daughter turned 16 a couple days ago. i took her to her favorite restaurant for dinn … more →

Tags: recovery, Alcoholism, alcohol recovery, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Alcoholic, sobriety, Sober Parenting, alcoholic parent

No Telling — 6 comments

Al K Hall wrote 2 weeks ago: Don’t tell me what to do! My parents never told me to stop drinking. This doesn’t mean t … more →

Tags: recovery, Alcoholism, What i learned in AA, alcohol recovery, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Alcoholic, sobriety, Alcohol Change

Putting the "Will" back in "Willing" — 10 comments

Al K Hall wrote 3 weeks ago: Being willing to give up alcohol means doing whatever it takes to stay sober, and being willing to a … more →

Tags: recovery, Alcoholism, Toolbox, What i learned in AA, alcohol recovery, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Alcoholic, sobriety

No hAAters — 14 comments

Al K Hall wrote 3 weeks ago: You Our Write i’m not going to defend Alcoholics Anonymous here. AA does not need me to defend … more →

Tags: Alcoholics Anonymous, Alcoholism, recovery, aa, What i learned in AA, alcohol recovery, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Alcoholic

Getting What i Deserve — 15 comments

Al K Hall wrote 4 weeks ago: You Deserve a Break Today When i was abusing alcohol, i often felt i’d earned the right to dri … more →

Tags: recovery, Alcoholics Anonymous, Alcoholism, What i learned in AA, alcohol recovery, Alcoholism, instincts, gratitude, Alcohol

My Big Bottom Saved My Life — 19 comments

Al K Hall wrote 1 month ago: It’s Getting Deep In Here My big ass bottom is no longer a shock to any of my regular readers, … more →

Tags: recovery, Alcoholics Anonymous, Alcoholism, AA Step Work, aa, aa step 1, Alcohol, Alcohol Insanity, alcohol recovery

Write On! — 12 comments

Al K Hall wrote 1 month ago: You’d never guess from reading this blog, but i’m a writer. Like, kinda a real one. i … more →

Tags: recovery, Alcoholism, alcohol recovery, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Alcoholic, sobriety, alcohol writing

As If — 8 comments

Al K Hall wrote 1 month ago: “Act as if” is one of the first and truest things i learned in recovery. If you’re … more →

Tags: recovery, Alcoholism, Toolbox, What i learned in AA, alcohol recovery, Alcoholism, Sober Action Plan, Alcohol, Alcoholic

Fluent in Sobriety — 11 comments

Al K Hall wrote 1 month ago: Living in Yeaman as i do, one thing i know a lot about is learning a foreign language. For the longe … more →

Tags: recovery, Alcoholism, alcohol recovery, Alcoholism, instincts, Alcohol, Alcoholic, sobriety, Breaking Bad Habits

My (very) Bad — 24 comments

Al K Hall wrote 1 month ago: Al K Hall Yeaman  February 20, 2013 Al’s Insurance Company United States Hello, My name is Al … more →

Tags: AA Step Work, Alcoholics Anonymous, Alcoholism, recovery, aa, aa step 3, AA Step 9, aa steps, Alcohol

Drive by (A Blast from the Pabst) — 17 comments

Al K Hall wrote 2 months ago: Alarming After college, i was obsessed with a girl who was almost as beautiful as i thought she was … more →

Tags: Alcoholism, Blast From The Pabst, recovery, Alcohol, Alcohol Insanity, alcohol recovery, Alcoholic, Alcoholism, Blast from the Pabst

Circles of Life — 35 comments

Al K Hall wrote 2 months ago: i don’t feel like writing. Back in my drinking days, i used to say my life was a series of cir … more →

Tags: Alcoholism, recovery, Alcohol, alcohol recovery, Alcoholic, Alcoholism, instincts, Mental Health, sobriety

The Disease Is My Cure — 24 comments

Al K Hall wrote 2 months ago: It’s A Pill Today, i read about a pill that cures alcoholism. Well, not exactly “cures … more →

Tags: Alcoholism, recovery, Alcohol, alcohol recovery, Alcoholic, Alcoholism, instincts, Mental Health, Selincro (nalmefene)

The Cure — 7 comments

Al K Hall wrote 2 months ago: Alcoholypse i’m in a crappy mood. The best way to deal with this is for me to meditate a minim … more →

Tags: Alcoholism, recovery, Toolbox, Alcohol, alcohol recovery, Alcoholic, Alcoholism, instincts, Mental Health

The Three Asshole Rule — 12 comments

Al K Hall wrote 2 months ago: The Three Asshole Rule When you meet your third asshole of the day, it means you’re probably t … more →

Tags: Alcoholism, recovery, AA Glossary, Alcohol, Alcohol Insanity, alcohol recovery, Alcoholic, alcoholic anger, Alcoholics Anonymous

Best Event of the Day — 14 comments

Al K Hall wrote 2 months ago: Support Network When i was 18 i started a journal, but the problem was i went into so much detail th … more →

Tags: recovery, Alcoholics Anonymous, Alcoholism, aa, aa fellowship, AA sponsor, Alcohol, alcohol recovery, Alcoholic


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