People are so often moved if not enamored by money and power on this plane of existence we live upon and in these bodies of flesh which are which are a medium for pleasure and vulnerability. Seriously, when money and power are involved it can be very very difficult to see who a person really is. Even people with the best of intentions are no we’re not entirely immune to the effects of money and power -🤷‍♂️ People who are being kind, cooperative, helpful/useful for example… are they doing/being so because it’s their nature, or are they doing so because of all the perks? Many people either premeditatively or simply by nature (atleast the majority of people I have encountered) tend to “give-to-get”. Basically have an attitude of “What’s in it for me?” ” What have you done for me lately?” -that seems to be the slogan in the good old US of A.

W.W.J.D

If you got paid a fair amount of money would you do something ridiculously stupid or silly?*

*I thought about this one initially an hour or so ago. Thought it might be a little cheesy… love you the agreement God and I have is that it is not for me to decide what gets written but simply to write it down. There is always somebody out there that will be moved by this and that’s not for me to decide just because I myself may not be moved in that moment. Having delayed for several minutes it completely escaped my memory. I asked if He would please remind me for His glory and he and the welfare of His children – And about 45 minutes later “Voila!” 🙆‍♂️ Thank You Lord -once again! 🙏

You know, God created a woman for a man and a man for a woman. They should like two parts for a puzzle that fit -I think if we see things as they were intended, for what they are, we will find that… (It’s been a long time since I first wrote this-15 years maybe 🤔) In this moment God was kind enough to give me the missing piece -we will find that in many areas where we men are weak, women are strong; and where women tend to be weak we men are strong; and where we men lack a gentle nature, a woman can teach us; and where a woman lacks the ability to be firm, we can teach them. And then there’s companionship and true friendship -if the best part of your partnership is sex then YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT YOUR MISSING (the best has yet to come)! 😉

One should fall in Love with the Soul! Good one? Bad one? Well I don’t know?

I remember in my recovery using the term “I”lot as opposed to “We”. I remember hearing comments or studies on people and how often they used “I” in a sentence or conversation (the point being self-centered people use “I” alot I suppose lol). My response to these studies? Lettuce just say that for a while there “I” started using “I” “I” “I” “I” “I” at the start of my sentences -Alkeyholics 😁

I realized some time ago -I don’t buy anything these commercials keep pushing on me. Do they really work on people? 🙆‍♂️

Once respect between two parties or that of an authority-figure, adult, parent and child… Is disrespectful as your child may be to you you must do your very best never to allow them to lose respect for you justifiably. If you do so all is lost and may never return.

Do you know when your mind is steering you down the wrong path or speaking to you of nonsense? It is a real art to be able to be more cunning than your own cunning mind or ego.

1 We want our lives back in 6 months (we take on too much)

2 We don’t take full advantage of the resources and suggestion in AA.

One of my Character-defects has never been indifference. It has caused me alot of pain and quite a bit of conflict with others! Some people don’t practice acceptance, they practice indifference -and they so very well!

it was about two years before I started to figure out “THIS THING MIGHT JUST WORK” And right about that time I also started figuring I was responsible for… MY OWN RECOVERY!

Before you go correcting, judging, or criticizing someone in the rooms of Alcoholics Anonymous for what they have to say -you might want to read the book or the manual 1st. If someone is sharing in a meeting and they are in line with the program and you are at odds with them then you are hurting this program!

Albert from 1989 with 50 years sober. I think he got sober in 1940

Alcoholics Anonymous is a million dollar program shut up your ass and nickel at a time

If you are speaking and some people are enjoying what you have to say and others are becoming frustrated or angry about it… chances are you are probably speaking something akin to the truth. Human beings tend to be split down in the middle with regard to truths interestingly enough. The one thing in the universe that is probably more more pervasive and powerful than anything else is the truth. Proof. Probably nothing else like it…… Welcome I mean some people like rocky road ice cream and some people don’t. But if you’re being an asshole nobody’s probably gonna like that – but as you ascend, The numbers go from unanimously negative to split.

You know how I can always tell the arrogant people from the humble people? I tend to get on the nerves of arrogant people rather quickly where as humble people seem to enjoy my…. I’m kind of like that angel that comes down from heaven disguised as… the one that arrogant people don’t want to have anything to do with or that is a bit difficult or troublesome is troublesome… Trying to determine which people are which here on Earth. Trying to teach impatient people patients….

When I started getting a little cocky and Alcoholics Anonymous set about 2 years sober… God pulled me aside and said, “Do you remember what it was like before you got here? Do you remember back when the harder you try to quit the more you ran toward your addiction? How much do you think you are responsible for the life of sobriety you have today?” I thought to myself 🤔, 10%? He said “Guess again.” 5%? He said “Guess again.” 2%? He said “that’s a little high but I’ll give you that.” And ever since then I’ve never forgotten it’s gotten which side of the bread my butter’s on! Where it is my true source of sobriety comes from! Everything I have comes from God! Thank you Lord

Alot of women assume you want to sleep with them -and some of you women at this very moment know this to be true!

•in many cases this is the case

•it’s a perfectly normal, natural desire that many women take offense to -try going through life not being wanted at all! So have maybe a little gratitude. A bit flattered?

A man invites friends and family over to share some truths, some wisdom.. Love you he has entertainment and it’s payment and the most wonderful food, entertainment …. But after all that is said and done, and it comes down to the real reason for the dinner…. Most of the people end up leaving.

I don’t show up to Alcoholics Anonymous for the food, the entertainment, the stories… I show up to stay sober and to accept what may come in the meeting as God’s will. You’d be surprised how many people in AA think otherwise.

Always root for the person you want to win and never against the person they’re playing!

When you see one person receiving preferential treatment… don’t seek to have that treatment taken away from them but seek to have that treatment spread out more liberally among yourself and others. A lot of people come in a very childish or selfish manner complain when they see someone else being treated better. The only depth of mind and spirit taking accomplishes that of having the other person reduced to their own level rather than seeking to have they themselves raised up to that level they are witnessing.