Get Headed in the Right Direction
A man asked a farmer, "Where will this road take me?" "Well
son, this road will take you anywhere you want to go. Provided you headed in the
right direction. And A.A. will take you anywhere as well provided you take the
right steps.
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About Alcoholic Anonymous
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is perhaps the best known and most successful
alcoholism recovery program. Founded in the United States in 1935 by Dr. Robert
Smith and Bill Wilson, by the 1990s the organization had grown to more than
93,000 groups in 131 countries, with an estimated membership of over 2 million.
AA functions as a fellowship organization whose members pay no dues and may
attend meetings as often as they wish.
AA defines alcoholism as a disease as well as a spiritual problem. The AA
philosophy and program for recovery are stated in the 12 Steps to Recovery. The
alcoholic must recognize his or her "powerlessness over alcohol" and
seek help from a "higher power" in regaining control of his or her
life. Although alcoholism, according to the AA philosophy, can never be
cured--that is, the alcoholic can never safely drink again--the alcoholic can
"recover" to lead a productive and normal life as long as he or she
remains sober.
Since its inception the organization has also reduced popular misconceptions
of alcoholics by educating both professionals and the public about the nature of
alcoholism. The related organizations of Al-Anon and Al-Ateen provide similar
support to the families and children of alcoholics. Other organizations, such as
Overeaters Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, Gamblers Anonymous, and Co-Dependents
Anonymous have adopted the "12-Step" program for recovery
About Me
I was born in L.A. California on May 12, 1958. The day before Mother's Day.
In 1964 my mom and dad were in a accident on a motorcycle. My mother used to
love to dance, in fact her and my dad used to go dancing a couple times a week.
After the accident she never danced again. She didn't even walk again for
several years.
My family and I moved to Middletown, Ohio when I was 10 yeas old. The
following year my mom found she had cancer and died when I was 13. In the last
year before she died her mother died, her father had past several years earlier.
Just before m mom died I started having trouble in school and experimenting with
drugs and alcohol. Shortly after she died I left home.
I was headed for Atlanta, Ga. but ended up in Nashville, Tenn. About two
months later I was picked up and sent back home. Just a couple on weeks later I
left again. This happened three or four times, until in went to work with a
carnival.
The last time in left home I met two guys and a girl in Lexington, Ky at the
Salvation Army Drop in Center. They showed me how to get a job and work with a
carnival. I remember I'd been working about two or three weeks when I turned 14
years old. I did not return home till I was almost 17. At 15 I met up with a
Jesus freak and thought she could make all my dreams come true. I lost my
virginity to her in just a couple of weeks in the back seat of her 1964 Ford
Galaxy. A month on two later she was pregnant and we were engaged to get
married. I called my dad hoping he world say I was too young to get married and
come take me home. Instead he came and brought the family for the wedding. The
got there on a Sunday, Jenny lost the baby on Tuesday and Friday in took off and
didn't slow down till I for to Omaha. We would have been married the following
Sunday. I spent a few months in Omaha and hooked up with another carnival the
following spring. That was the same year the movies "Maybe I'll Come Home
In The Spring," and "Go Ask Alice" came out. I was 16 years old
and free as a bird.
At 17 I returned home to Dayton, Ohio, got my GED and started attending
Sinclair Community College. Shortly after my 18th birthday I dropped out of
school and joined the U.S. Army. A little over a year later in got married and
took a less than honorable discharge and got out of the army. Twelve years and
three children later I got divorced.
A year on so later I realized what a problem in had with alcohol any with a
lot on help from God and friends gave up drinking completely. That was almost
eight years ago and though I suffered life's problems like everyone does, the
road has been much easier. 19 days after my last drink in moved in with a girl
and a year later we were married. She had two beautiful boys, one four and the
other six years old. Of their own accord they called me "Daddy" form
the first time they saw me. Neither of them had know their real father. Two
years later we got divorced. The good part is that I didn't go back to drinking.
After about a year or so God saw it fit to bring another woman in my life.
That was about three years ago and about the same time I got back in school.
I started a Northern with twelve hours and now have about a year and a half to
go before I graduate with a degree in journalism. I'd always wanted to be some
kind of writer but didn't think I could write well enough. Then it dawned on me,
that's what you go to college for, to learn how to do something.
That's a summery of my life and I still haven't told you much about me, my
likes and dislike, my interest, my goals, my hopes and dreams. Well is I got my
first guitar when is was twelve and though I'm still not that good at it, I
still love to play. I love hiking and camping especially around water. I am also
quite a photography puff.
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