Allow me to introduce myself, my name is Jason D. and I am a very, very grateful alcoholic. For years I told people (mostly myself) that I haven’t always been an alcoholic. I had often said I only drank heavily for the last few years. And then, after taking a half-ass inventory of myself said, eh, more like 10 years. … Read More
Lucky – Sade K_Lifeline Jan 2020
It’s all too much and it’s all the time But I can’t give up & I can’t rewind So I – continue to work through this endless abyss of issues the struggles of life & the strain on my mind No longer can I sit still & stagnant Now I have to take action If the answer’s in acceptance then … Read More
Because of You – Charles H_Lifeline Jan 2020
Dear Heroin, With all of the things you put me through And the life that I have lived I can no longer be with you That’s just the way it is. I‘ve lost so many loved ones Because you’ve taken their lives. You’ve taken friends, You’ve taken family, You’ve even taken my wife. Now, because of you, My son no … Read More
Bottom Bottle – Dale A_Lifeline Jan 2020
Hitting Rock Bottom was only the beginning of new lows, A welcoming of unfamiliar woes, Rock Bottom only meant bring in the heavy equipment and dynamite For surely a drowning soul can go deeper I was ever hopeful of discovering “hurts” unexplored horizons, Rock Bottom, Ba humbug I said! Where are the black holes I asked? The oblivions of yesteryear … Read More
One Step at a Time – Gerald E_Lifeline Jan 2020
It was 1981. I had recently just turned 20 years old. I open the door of the Alcoholic Recovery Center (A.R.C.). I had just got out of jail on the other side of the parking lot. I was sentenced to 120 days for alcohol related charges. 60 days in jail and 60 days at A.R.C. Little did I know as … Read More
My Home Group: The 12 o’clock High in Bountiful, Utah – Chris S_Lifeline Jan 2020
The 12 o’clock High group of Alcoholics Anonymous started in 1989 at the Bountiful Community Church located at 142 N. 400 E. in Bountiful Utah. The meeting was formed by Brent S. who now has 31 years of sobriety. According to Brent, there was only a couple of A.A. meetings in the Bountiful area at the time. He told his … Read More
Note from the Editor – Shurone_Lifeline Dec 2019
Shortly after arriving in the rooms of Alcoholics Anonymous, I decided that I wanted to be “a part of”. I wanted to belong to this brilliant group of people who had taken politics, religion and money, and set them aside. I was also still telling myself that I was shy and not very good at making friends, when the reality … Read More