April 21, 2012
There are several things we can do to prevent ourselves from relapsing. We also have many strategies that we use in recovery to maintain our sobriety and keep ourselves healthy. The first rule of recovery is that we must change our lives. What about our lives need to be changed? Well just about everything really. [...]
April 15, 2012
Days Like This,,,,On The Edge Submitted by Hrmnhlpdaly on April 14th, 2012 Yep, I have days like this. Looking over that edge, its not a pretty sight, I know, Ive seen it, several times. I’ve jumped off of it also, and had to crawl back,,, over broken glass, though the filthy streets, through the swamps [...]
April 10, 2012
Honestly, of all the valuable things I learned a couple years ago when I was in rehab, the above is the most important of them all. Examining my expectations and then letting go of any that weren’t reality based was the first step in removing a lot of stress from my life. I was never [...]
February 18, 2012
I search through the memories of my childhood looking for happy moments. While scanning through them I find there are more bad memories then good ones. Is it that we choose to remember the bad memories over the happy memories, or are we programmed that way? Does our mind store the bad memories in a [...]
February 11, 2012
Dear John, Wow, I never dreamed when we met a few months ago that I would be writing this letter. There is a huge void right now, which up until last night was because I am at rehab and am not supposed to have access to internet; I now know that the void is going [...]
December 9, 2011
This week, with the grace of God, I will be receiving a chip (token) for 9 months of sobriety. (I would like to note here that this “tradition” is not part of the Twelve Steps, Twelve Traditions or even the Big Book; if I am wrong someone will correct me in this forum, I’m sure. [...]
August 28, 2011
One of the biggest triggers people in recovery face is this: experiencing our own feelings. Rehab was an immediate eye-opener. A few days in, my hangover gone and settling into my new surroundings, I noticed right away how laughter was different. It’s something most of us ended up remarking on at some point during our [...]
August 18, 2011
These days there is a lot of talk about the legalization of Marijuana; it seems everyone wants to jump on board with letting it go. I’ve heard all sorts of reasoning from, “it’s all natural,” to, ”it’s not harmful,” or the good old, ”it’s just pot.” The list goes on and on, just as the excuses do [...]
August 3, 2011
“She’s really special. She just gave me a lot of hope and she deserved a lot better than what people gave her. And I hope that the world learns a lesson from this. I really hope they do. Because it’s not her lesson to learn – it’s the world’s.” Lady Gaga on Amy Winehouse (Lady [...]
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