October 27, 2025

 Monday, Monday. Looks like a quiet one. My usual monday morning is currently travelling and had to cancel. Oh well. I like days off. I have a bit of paperwork to take care of and I should probably bake cookies for the birthday meeting tonight.

I'm the guest speaker tonight. It's not my first rodeo, however I am mindful of a reading I did today that encourages love and service mingled with humility. So, I ought to be humble while sharing my story. I can probably do that.

There is another issue I need to deal with today. I don't want to get into the particulars of it here. Let's just say it will involve humility and diplomacy and I'm going to approach it after I've had several cups of coffee.

October 26, 2025

 I overslept this morning. I usually go to church on Sunday morning and after the church service, they have a coffee hour to which I bring cookies. I wasn't able to bring cookies today but the have a live streaming service so at least I am able to attend church virtually.

It actually worked out good. I watch the service through my laptop and on my desktop PC I am able to send my word of the day around to all the people I maintain contact with.

I don't have any committee meetings or workshops today, although there is an Area Officers meeting for the DCMs. we have them four times a year and this is the time for that. It's at the same time as one of my sponsorship sessions but luckily he agreed to meet at a different time. I have two of those sessions on Sundays and then I host a meeting on zoom at eight pm. Hopefully it all goes well.

October 25, 2025

 Nancy is away at a spiritual retreat so I'm home cranking the liver music. Nancy doesn't like heavy metal music. I'm not crazy about liver. So, if I play too much heavy metal while she is around, she cooks liver and onions. So, It has come to be known as liver music.

I'm going for a walk this motrning. My doctor encourages me to get in 30 minutes of exercise each day. I'm not the type to go to the gym and bench press a few hundred pounds, but a walk sounds nice.

Couple of us guys are going to the womens group tonight and then over to the Halloween Dance.

See how that goes.

October 24, 2025

Another sunshiney day. In 2 months it will be christmas eve and the temperature is still in the double digits. I'm sure it will be winter shortly. It's looking like a day of loud music. Nancy goes on her annual spiritual retreat so it will just be me and the music today. Sure, I have other commitments. I do every day. Thankfully, I have a pause button. 

October 23, 2025

 My word today was sponsorship. I wrote a paragraph on that at the god box so I'll try not to repeat myself. It's an integral part of my recovery. About 28 years ago, a member of AA took some time out of his day to carry the message to me and I, in turn, carry the message to others. I do it in different ways. When I wake up I read a few readings, pick a word from my god box and then share that word with some folk on here. that's one way. then, I go to a mens group in Hawaii called The Braddahood and do a reading there. that's another way. And of course I physically meet with other members to go over the steps traditions and concepts. that's another way.

I've been asked to speak at a person's one year anniversary. that's another way to carry the message. Whenever I speak, I try to explain how I established a relationship with God. That is, in a nutshell, how I managed to put the plug in the jug.