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The Last Chance Texaco

The Last Chance Texaco

http://thelastchancetexaco.com

I'm a recovering alcoholic and crystal meth addict. I have recovered by taking the steps suggested in Alcoholics Anonymous. By taking a few simple steps I have found a new and better life and a relationship with my Creator and I write about that here.

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  • So you think you’re NOT an alcoholic . . .

    Posted on Wednesday November 18th, 2009 at 16:18 in willingness

  • Nothing You Can Find – Reprise

    Posted on Tuesday November 17th, 2009 at 13:14 in gratitude, promises

    I was thinking about an old post last night, Nothing You Can Find That Cannot Be Found, and about how lucky I was, that early in recovery, to have been protected from the worst of my temptations.  A little space for a little while can be a good thin...

  • Oh, There’s No Place Like Home for the Holidays

    Posted on Monday November 9th, 2009 at 13:53 in family, alcoholism, honesty, service, acceptance, jail, 1st step, 12th step

    Last night I realized that the three most recent pictures I have of my mother . . . are mug shots. The first was taken about 22 months ago when she was arrested in her driveway for “obstructing justice.”  The police were at the house to ...

  • Sweeping

    Posted on Friday November 6th, 2009 at 16:51 in relationships, justice, 9th step

    “Simply tell him that we will never get over drinking until we have done our utmost to straighten out the past. We are there to sweep off our side of the street, realizing that nothing worth while can be accomplished until we do so, never tryin...

  • Thin Again

    Posted on Sunday October 25th, 2009 at 22:09 in ephemera

    I’ve always been a skinny person.  Before my addiction to crystal meth the most I ever in my life weighed was 180 pounds.  I’m also 6′4″ so while 180 isn’t exactly underweight it is only a 32″ waist.  Call it na...

  • Day 5 (plus 1000)

    Posted on Friday October 16th, 2009 at 16:50 in gratitude, ephemera, courage, perseverance

    I can’t believe it. Day 1000 passed without my noticing it. I was in Las Vegas at the time visiting my mom and dad. I spent the day hanging out with them, my great-uncle and his new wife and daughter, my aunt and two of my cousins. Watched ...

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195759

3 stars chili

Excellent insight from someone who's been to the bottom and back, keep up the good work...

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