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I'm Just F.I.N.E.
http://fine-anon.blogspot.com/
Telling about what it's like to work on recovering from the affects of alcoholism through Al-Anon
Recent Posts
Rowing
I enjoy rowing and row with a team once a week. I also have a single that I row, although I tend to spend more time sailing than rowing the single anymore. We aren't competitive by any means and just do it for the sheer enjoyment of being on the wate...
Making progress
We picked out our tree today so that is making progress towards getting into the mood for Christmas. In fact, both of us felt rather merry about the whole tree experience.We have faithfully gone to a tree farm for years to cut down our Christmas tree...
Keeping a journal
I have been keeping a daily journal for a few years now. A very few years actually. I remember that I had a kind of journal when I was younger and would write things in it, with the general theme being my raging hormones and what was happening with...
Some photos and history to share
I'm going to share some photos from the weekend excursion up one of the rivers in the area. I anchored the sailboat and rowed the dinghy so that I could get some photos of an old coal mining depot along some abandoned tracks. The sun was just startin...
Alone with the killer
Following yesterday's post, I was thinking (sometimes dangerous for me) about how a perceived feeling of hopelessness can feed on itself, growing tentacles until it permeates every fiber of our being. I've sat in restaurants, which is one of my fav...
Hopeless cases
I listened to a sponsee talk today about his frustration over the alcoholic in his life. After a stint in rehab, the loved one has started drinking again. He spent a few minutes reflecting on how angry he used to be but how now he is resigned that...
