December 20, 2011
In sobriety, we begin to interact with the world around us again. We stop isolating ourselves and start living an actual life. When we was using we felt it necessary to stay away from anyone and everyone unless they were somehow involved in our addiction. We kept around people like us or those who hadn’t [...]
October 13, 2011
Yup. I’m goin there. Epic “no-no”, cause of arguments, discussions, eye brow raises and 13th step jokes. Down this slippery slope I go (pun absolutely intended). So … you wanna go for coffee after the meeting? Best recovery pick up line EVER!!! New in recovery … or even not so new. Sex can be a [...]
October 6, 2011
We all know our assorted drama queens, addicts, and energy suckers. These are the types who used to push all of my buttons and pull every single trigger I had, and off I’d go to the blender to make myself a strong, frozen Jimmy Buffett concoction. I always felt that if I wasn’t always there [...]
August 14, 2011
When I wrote my article on self-esteem, I hadn’t intended on writing a series of articles, but looking back on my recovery journey, I can now see that self-esteem played a big part. I made a statement, in my last article, about A.A. being a safe transitional community. Some of you disagreed with that, which [...]
August 8, 2011
I thought I would post a follow up to the article I wrote last week on self-esteem, because I got a couple of comments that I felt brought up some interesting points, both “pro” and “con” towards A.A.’s approach to “ego-deflation” and how it relates to self-esteem. Within the confines of human psychology, self-esteem is [...]
August 5, 2011
A woman walks into the beauty parlor and exclaims, “I’m so tired, I don’t know which end is up,” to which the busy beautician replies, “You better make up your mind quick, honey, because I’m ready to shampoo you.” It just goes to show you…when you look at something from a different perspective, you see [...]
August 4, 2011
One of my biggest struggles growing up was self-worth. I learned that self-worth was dependent on how I behaved, what I achieved, the way I looked, and how smart I was, among other things. This morning I was reminded via a podcast with Brené Brown that self-worth has no prerequisites. I am worthy of love and belonging as is. [...]
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