i am not the same person i was 17 yrs. ago, 10 yrs. ago, 5 yrs. ago, 1 yr. ago, or even yesterday. i have undergone changes within throughout the years that have given me different outlooks and perspectives on life, my life in particular. the views i may have once carried and lived are...

Feeling good today, and finally feeling my feelings. Everything, good and bad, seems to be coming back. Little things like a sunset or a previously not-that funny dad joke, make me FEEL something. Also started working on two new websites this week, and making good progress! https://AddictionTruth.co… and https://LifePatches.co...

there is most def somethin to be said for livin and practicin the spiritual principles of recovery. before i came into recovery and started livin a life i had never lived before, i had the thought that livin by the rules, suggestions, or dictates of another would not be fun or create a life worth...

there are times when i want to feel complacent and rely upon the laurels of recovery i have set in place to maintain my sobriety and recovery. but i am warned throughout the big book of such a sally. it says i am headed for trouble if i do, for alcohol is a subtle foe....

i didnt know how to live throughout the days of my drinkin. i know i was probably taught through parentin, social, and religious upbringin, but i chose to do things the way i wanted. i can think of times i was told by others, who were my elders, how to do things, and live life,...

yesterday was a good day! as i get to live this mornin in reflection, i didnt have to force my will into what the day brought, it was a day filled with forgiveness, hope, and love. i was able to use the spiritual principles recovery has taught me to overcome, accept, and adjust, to what...

i feel like the best way for me to show the thankfulness i feel within is to live with a demeanor and position of gratitude for the gifts i receive every day. important to my success in recovery is the way i start my day each mornin. when i start it with daily inspirational readins,...

to be useful. it was somethin i never ever strived to be while back in the days of doin my dirt. usefulness was what others were posed to be for me. today i have a different view and attitude as to what usefulness means to me. today it is a responsibility to be useful for...

the legacies of the recovery ive been gifted with are, recovery, unity, and service. they have been handed down to me by those whove came into the rooms before me. with recovery i get to heal my mind. i get to find how i can live with mental obsessions and use what recovery teaches me...

I'd been reading my 5th Step for about 40 hours. Every night from 5ish till late. Notebooks full of my thorough inventory. The Book suggested we get it all down on paper and look at it, I did. Surrendering myself to my God, letting my God know that I now knew in a rough way...