New Pair of Glasses - The Problem - p.20-34

Good evening my friends,

As the old saying goes; Better Late than Never!! I got a little caught up in the wackiness of the day-to-day living of a sober alcoholic but anywho..... My Apologies!

Tomorrow we'll be continuing this excellent book by Chuck C - A New Pair of Glasses - The Problem - p.20-34. I personally think none have described the problem better than The Big Book. If you had the time to read the preface though, Chuck sums up the argument pretty well:

The most baffling characteristic of alcoholism - both to the alcoholic and to those who must deal with him - is the paradox in which the conflict of sober reality eventually always becomes untenable, leading to the return to alcohol and/or drugs for relief. Then the relief presents an obvious problem.... [so] Neither Sobriety nor its chemical counterpoint can provide a meaningful cessation of the conflict. p.viii

I have in the past, as many others have as well, made the mistake of thinking my problem was that little shot of whiskey or that neatly rolled doobie. Today I recognize that alcohol abuse was merely the manifestation of a much deeper soul sickness, a twisted ego, the feeling of a conscious separation from. That's something that doesn't go away over night and it's something I must always stay vigilant for.

I had to address that issue if I was ever going to have "a meaningful cessation of the conflict."

Happy 24hrs,

David t.

2015 Meeting Dates

01/29/14  Speaker Meeting <Shane B>

02/26/14  Speaker Meeting <Fred D>

03/26/14  Speaker Meeting <Pete T>

04/30/14  Speaker Meeting <Clive T>

05/28/14  Speaker Meeting <Todd P>

07/30/14 Speaker Meeting <Dave W>

08/27/14 Speaker Meeting <Edwin H>

09/24/14 Speaker Meeting <Larry H>

10/29/14 Speaker Meeting <David t>

11/26/14 Speaker Meeting <Roy M>

-->Book: Being Sober and Becoming Happy

01/28/15 Speaker Meeting <Steve W.>

02/25/15 Speaker Meeting <Gerard P>

03/25/15 Speaker Meeting <Mark D.>

--> NEW Book: A New Pair of Glasses by Chuck C. <--

04/15/15 Chapt 1: The Problem - p.0-19

04/22/15 Chapt 1: The Problem - p.20-34 

04/29/15 Speaker Meeting

05/06/15 Chapt 2: The Golden Key - p.35-55  

05/13/15 Chapt 2: The Golden Key - p.56-73

05/20/15 Chapt 3: The Power of Truth - p.75-95

05/27/15 Speaker Meeting

06/03/15 Chapt 3: The Power of Truth - p.95-110

06/10/15 Chapt 4: Sobriety - A Spiritual Rest - p.111-127

06/17/15 Chapt 4: Sobriety - A Spiritual Rest - p.127-142
06/24/15 Speaker Meeting

07/01/15 INTERNATIONAL AA CONVENTION - NO MEETING - 

07/08/15 Chapt 5: The Prodigal Son - p.143-156

07/15/15 Chapt 6: Questions & Awnsers - p.157-191

07/22/15 TBD

07/29/15 TBD

08/05/15 TBD
08/12/15 TBD
08/19/15 TBD
08/26/15 TBD