10 Years

10 Years ago I was spending my first night in Rehab, having the usual messy librium detox.

My thanks go to AA, my family and friends. My life is a million times better than those days on the piss and given when I came in I only wanted the crap to stop,  I’ve been fortunate to [...]

Conventions and Ducks

Had a fantastic weekend at the Winchester Convention this weekend. The first meeting was in Winchester Cathedral for the first time and was incredibly powerful especially when thinking as mentioned on the first page of the big book Bill W was there all those years ago and saw the tomb stone with the [...]

Lest I Forget – That Friday Night Feeling

Sat in a mates car driving round southsea grabbed this shot which reminded me of times gone by.

100 days and 300,000,000 seconds

Continuing my weird number obsession I’ve passed the 100 days mark off the cigarettes and the 300 million second count away from the booze. I’m astounded.

No New Year Resolutions (except one)

Not being a believer in lame resolutions I never would complete, like going to the Gym, we’re going for a frivolous one instead this year, Eat More Jelly (Jell-o in the U.S.)

Made pinapple Jelly with the youngest this NY eve and was as good as I remembered it from Childhood parties [...]

Merry Xmas

Wishing everyone a very happy and sober Christmas and if your struggling with it all that’s ok, just make sure its a safe one. I went to a meeting at some point during Christmas day for the my first 7 or so sober Christmas’s and they got easier and far more fun as [...]

If

Reminded of this old poem at a meeting the other day.  Added as a page here.

IF you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can [...]

A “Step 9″ made the news

Not often you see this..

Thief sent ’sorry’ letter to shop The owner of an Indian food store in Bristol has received an apology letter and £100 from a former drug addict who stole cigarettes from the shop in 2001.

Imran Ahmed, 27, who runs Raja Foods in St Marks Road, Easton, said he was stunned to [...]