Sep 22, 20215 minLas PromesasYears ago I was at an A.A. meeting in Miami in a mostly Spanish speaking neighborhood called Little Havana. On the wall were the usual...
Sep 15, 20216 minThe ChickenSTEP 4 - Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves. Ahhhh. Step 4. This step can feel so daunting that many people...
Sep 8, 20216 minJohn MulaneyLife is a tragedy for those who feel, and a comedy for those who think. Jean de La Bruyere. 1645-1696 The other night I went to see the...
Sep 1, 20216 minThe LifeguardIn the 1940s and early fifties my father worked as a lifeguard on Fire Island, New York. If you are familiar with Fire Island you will...
Aug 25, 20214 minMission ImpossibleEver since high school I’ve kept a journal. A diary of sorts. Things I’ve experienced. Places I’ve been. Thoughts I have been jotting...
Aug 18, 20216 minThe God BoxOne of the first things I learned about in A.A. was the concept of a "God Box". I would hear people say "I just couldn't handle it so I...
Aug 11, 20215 minThe PackyThere’s a forlorn little liquor store (or “package store” depending on where you live) that I pass several times a week on the way to my...
Aug 4, 20216 minToda Rabaתודה Toda Raba (Thank you very much in Hebrew) At one of my favorite A.A. meetings in Manhattan there are 2 rooms, the front room and the...
Jul 28, 20215 minAn Inside JobHappiness is an inside job. William Arthur Ward American writer 1921-1994 The other day a friend of mine kept asking me what time it was....