Comments on: One Day At A Time http://deanesmay.com/2008/04/30/one-day-at-a-time/ Defending the liberal tradition in history, science, and philosophy. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:24:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: jrogge http://deanesmay.com/2008/04/30/one-day-at-a-time/#comment-155281 jrogge Thu, 01 May 2008 20:43:17 +0000 http://deanesmay.com/2008/04/30/one-day-at-a-time/#comment-155281 Something I heard awhile back from a Recovering alcoholic. there will be times when you are absolutely positive you no longer need to go to meetings. This is when you need a meeting the most. I have never had a big problem with alcohol, but many people do and I am glad you were able to stop! Grats on 6 months! Something I heard awhile back from a Recovering alcoholic. there will be times when you are absolutely positive you no longer need to go to meetings. This is when you need a meeting the most. I have never had a big problem with alcohol, but many people do and I am glad you were able to stop!

Grats on 6 months!

]]> By: jaymaster http://deanesmay.com/2008/04/30/one-day-at-a-time/#comment-155228 jaymaster Thu, 01 May 2008 03:08:44 +0000 http://deanesmay.com/2008/04/30/one-day-at-a-time/#comment-155228 Wow! This is so great.    Congratulations!  You’re becoming an inspiration, and maybe even a role model to me.  I’m still trying the moderation thing.  It helps. But sometimes it does seem like a ticking time bomb. Wow! This is so great.    Congratulations!  You’re becoming an inspiration, and maybe even a role model to me.  I’m still trying the moderation thing.  It helps. But sometimes it does seem like a ticking time bomb.

]]> By: Ken Hall http://deanesmay.com/2008/04/30/one-day-at-a-time/#comment-155182 Ken Hall Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:14:09 +0000 http://deanesmay.com/2008/04/30/one-day-at-a-time/#comment-155182 Congratulations, Dean. Hayfoot, strawfoot. Repeat. <em>Ken Hall's last blog post..<a href='http://oldsmoblogger.blogspot.com/2008/04/hymn.html' rel="nofollow">Hymn</a></em> Congratulations, Dean.

Hayfoot, strawfoot. Repeat.

Ken Hall’s last blog post..Hymn

]]> By: Bill Harrison http://deanesmay.com/2008/04/30/one-day-at-a-time/#comment-155179 Bill Harrison Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:46:15 +0000 http://deanesmay.com/2008/04/30/one-day-at-a-time/#comment-155179 Congratulations. Through the grace of God and the fellowship of AA, you have six months. And under trying circumstances. I couldn't be happier for you. When I had three months, my sponsor said to me, "As long as you stay real small and remain between God and AA, you'll stay sober." As they say, one day at a time. Recovery is difficult, but it can be a wonderful experience, too. I hope you're getting the fellowship, the moments of serenity and that sense that you're yourself for the first time, the moments where you feel touched by the very hand of God as He does for us what we can't do for ourselves. "If we are painstaking about this phase of our development, we will be amazed before we are half way through. We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness. We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it. We will comprehend the word serenity and we will know peace. No matter how far down the scale we have gone, we will see how our experience can benefit others. That feeling of uselessness and selfpity will disappear. We will lose interest in selfish things and gain interest in our fellows. Self-seeking will slip away. Our whole attitude and outlook upon life will change. Fear of people and of economic insecurity will leave us. We will intuitively know how to handle situations which used to baffle us. We will suddenly realize that God is doing for us what we could not do for ourselves. "Are these extravagant promises? We think not. They are being fulfilled among us—sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly. They will always materialize if we work for them." God bless you, Dean, and God bless your friends who are helping you now. Keep coming back. Congratulations. Through the grace of God and the fellowship of AA, you have six months. And under trying circumstances. I couldn’t be happier for you.

When I had three months, my sponsor said to me, "As long as you stay real small and remain between God and AA, you’ll stay sober."

As they say, one day at a time. Recovery is difficult, but it can be a wonderful experience, too. I hope you’re getting the fellowship, the moments of serenity and that sense that you’re yourself for the first time, the moments where you feel touched by the very hand of God as He does for us what we can’t do for ourselves.

"If we are painstaking about this phase of our development, we will be amazed before we are half way through. We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness. We will not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it. We will comprehend the word serenity and we will know peace. No matter how far down the scale we have gone, we will see how our experience can benefit others. That feeling of uselessness and selfpity will disappear. We will lose interest in selfish things and gain interest in our fellows. Self-seeking will slip away. Our whole attitude and outlook upon life will change. Fear of people and of economic insecurity will leave us. We will intuitively know how to handle situations which used to baffle us. We will suddenly realize that God is doing for us what we could not do for ourselves.

"Are these extravagant promises? We think not. They are being fulfilled among us—sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly. They will always materialize if we work for them."

God bless you, Dean, and God bless your friends who are helping you now. Keep coming back.

]]> By: Martin L. Shoemaker http://deanesmay.com/2008/04/30/one-day-at-a-time/#comment-155177 Martin L. Shoemaker Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:24:54 +0000 http://deanesmay.com/2008/04/30/one-day-at-a-time/#comment-155177 Sure, Scott, steal my line that I stole. But I'll say it anyway: Great, kid. Don't get cocky. Sure, Scott, steal my line that I stole.

But I’ll say it anyway: Great, kid. Don’t get cocky.

]]> By: Scott Kirwin http://deanesmay.com/2008/04/30/one-day-at-a-time/#comment-155173 Scott Kirwin Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:46:01 +0000 http://deanesmay.com/2008/04/30/one-day-at-a-time/#comment-155173 Congratulations. Just don't get cocky. Congratulations. Just don’t get cocky.

]]> By: Filed Away » Blog Archive » One Day At A Time http://deanesmay.com/2008/04/30/one-day-at-a-time/#comment-155172 Filed Away » Blog Archive » One Day At A Time Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:44:46 +0000 http://deanesmay.com/2008/04/30/one-day-at-a-time/#comment-155172 [...] co-author and close-as-a-brother Dean Esmay celebrates six months of sobriety. One day at a time, my friend. One day at a time. Posted in [...] [...] co-author and close-as-a-brother Dean Esmay celebrates six months of sobriety. One day at a time, my friend. One day at a time. Posted in [...]

]]> By: J.A. Eddy http://deanesmay.com/2008/04/30/one-day-at-a-time/#comment-155169 J.A. Eddy Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:32:46 +0000 http://deanesmay.com/2008/04/30/one-day-at-a-time/#comment-155169 Brother of mine, I know there are folks out there who will never understand and never give you the credit you deserve. Six months is an awesome accomplishment and I can't even begin to express how happy I am for you and how proud I am to count you amongst my friends. One day at a time. <em>J.A. Eddy's last blog post..<a href='http://jaeddy.com/?p=40' rel="nofollow">A change in the air</a></em> Brother of mine, I know there are folks out there who will never understand and never give you the credit you deserve. Six months is an awesome accomplishment and I can’t even begin to express how happy I am for you and how proud I am to count you amongst my friends.

One day at a time.

J.A. Eddy’s last blog post..A change in the air

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