Charlie V., “house dad” of several recovery houses near Independence, MO, keeps us all posted on what is important in life, and even more that that. . . how to laugh!
Today’s post from Charlie!
“Years ago I kept praying for a great big house, and a fishing lake. In 1991 God gave me a 3 story recovery house in the Ghetto, with a lake where they sometimes found dumped bodies from the night before.. SOBRIETY IS A HOOT…. AND THAT’S THE TRUTH…”
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More from Charlie:
“I just got home from a meeting and have to share this very valuable thought I had.. Notice how my brain was thinking at this moment.. A gentleman who had been sober about 2 weeks felt it necessary to ramble on and on.. I thought will this guy ever shut up, even thought about leaving it was so disturbing to me.. It was not until I got home that what disturbed me so much was I saw myself in him…As the literature says will happen in acceptance. If it was important enough for him to spill his guts, who am I not to listen and learn.. And I did learn… Good Meeting.. Had to share this “As Charlie see’s it Moment” Love you all and SOBRIETY IS A HOOT. only if we can listen better than we speak as everyone no matter how much sobriety they have we can learn from and I just did…”
Charlie’s Corner: “Sobriety is a Hoot!”
“I have spent my whole life stuffing my feelings. As a child raised in a strict Southern Baptist household, I was told big boys don’t cry. And never show any sign’s of anger. So I stuffed these bad feelings. As an adult with alcohol raging through my sick brain, I learned not to show any emotions. Became a very calm drunk on the outside, to other people I was laid back and very easygoing. Then one day along came these feeling all at once. . . like a freight train with no engineer.
When I removed the alcohol I had used as my “I’m not feeling today medicine” I had no idea what to do with all these feelings. I don’t like the words “work the steps.” “Work it” is not for me “Live the steps” works better for me. The steps allow me to feel again, some good and some bad, but I at least have a way to recognize the difference. If sad things happen to me or someone–I cry; and so on.
These are the things the program of Alcoholics Anonymous have taught me.
Thank you all for being part of my miracle. We’re a family and I love you all…. Charlie”
Charlie V., “house dad” of several recovery houses near Independence, MO, keeps us all posted on what is important in life, and even more that that. . . how to laugh!
Keep checking for updates. We think you’ll be glad you did!
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Charlie’s Corner: “Sobriety is a Hoot!”
Charlie V., “house dad” of several recovery houses near Independence, MO, keeps us all posted on what is important in life, and even more that that. . . how to laugh!
In reality. . . Charlie is a hoot!
Keep checking for updates. We think you’ll be glad you did!
“It is such a joy to me that someone would come to me and ask for sobriety help..This is what I really want in sobriety to help another Alcoholic.. It keeps me right sized and that is important, because they are helping me stay sober more than the other way around. I haven’t been sober all that long myself, but I do have tons of past pain and experiences to share.. At 63 years old I ran alcohol the full gamit and I will always remember my last drunk… Sometime I must share my burning fuse experience.. Not burning bush, I had a fuse that stopped my last drunk short of death..”
Tags: AA, AA sponsor, AA Steps, AA Wisdom, addict, addiction, addiction help, addiction recovery, Al-Anon, alanon, alcohol addiction help, changing lives foundation, Charlie Vaughn, drug use help, help an addict, Sobriety is a hoot!, Why Don't they Just Quit
