Gratitude Again?
Before I got sober, I was a pretty negative person. In my world, the glass wasn’t half-empty, it was all the way empty. My favorite mantra was, “Life’s a bitch and then you die.” Finally, a series of …
Before I got sober, I was a pretty negative person. In my world, the glass wasn’t half-empty, it was all the way empty. My favorite mantra was, “Life’s a bitch and then you die.” Finally, a series of …
Christmas is always the worst time of year for me. 2011 was a particularly bad one. Shivering in the cold of my childhood bedroom, I sat – hands clasped around knees – thinking about how best to kill …
“My peers, lately, have found companionship through means of intoxication–it makes them sociable. I, however, cannot force myself to use drugs to cheat on my loneliness.” – Franz Kafka. To understand my story you need to understand me …
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Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present. – Jim Rohn I couldn’t even walk to the bathroom. I had managed to stand up and step out of the …
“Don’t just count your years, make your years count” – George Meredith Seven years of my life were spent completely wasted. But the next seven years of my life have been devoted to sobriety. As you might imagine, …
“It’s a very, very tough thing – very easy to become addicted and very, very hard to become a recovering addict.” – Tom Scholz Fire Water As alcoholics, we are pretty well versed in our knowledge of alcohol. …
I was in a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous tonight; a woman spoke up. Her name will remain anonymous, but she shared something very deep. Sometimes at meetings related to recovery you hear someone really going through the thick …
Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food. – Hippocrates A Sugar Addict From the Beginning Sugar withdrawals can be hell, I know. I’ve fought that battle many times before. I think I was probably born …
Your body is precious. It is your vehicle for awakening. Treat it with care. Ever since I started blogging in September 2012, I haven’t had a problem sharing my heart and soul with the internet. Sharing deeply personal …
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