i am powerless over alcohol and the disease of alcoholism. i do not have any control or manageability when i let my disease of alcoholism run the self-will within me. i can say these things about myself because i understand the importance of honesty within my personal program of recovery. its been my experience that...

hopeful for the new year ahead and excited for the journey comin. but none of this happens unless i keep the priorities ive set forth early in my recovery steadfast and solid. gettin sober, for me, is not enough to keep me sober. though i get to continue to live a spiritual experience, sobriety is...

i get to start another year sober and in recovery, livin what i perceive my HP and the spiritual principles guide me toward. how could i not feel like i am blessed, that i get to live the miracle of recovery? there is no doubt at this moment that God, my HP, has entered into...

as im blessed to live into a new year, i cannot forget how blessed i have been over 2021. through failure and success, i have fortuitously been able to live through each moment guided by the gratitude i have for the emotional sobriety this thing we do has shown me how to live. even as...

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...