Because I care deeply I want to assure you, everyone I have ever met and I am quite certain the entire planet is in denial about something. I can guarantee it, because it is not possible for any one person to know every loss first hand that has ever been experienced, at best we can...
I apologize, because I forget myself sometimes and try to make long profound statements to impress. I want to share something simple that anyone can benefit from. The most effective recovery is one that includes daily practices. If you keep experiencing same issues that you are working on, problems in relationships, with substances, with money…...
it was taught to me when i go out to make amends fer past wrongs, whether past or present, i must ALWAYS be ever mindful of the other person, and how i go about presentin my amends to em. the key to makin amends, is i should not make em if they are gonna open...
it is important i remember i hurt people while drinkin. not everythin i did while drinkin was bad, but i still hurt others. i have learned, while in recovery, i still have the same potential to hurt another. i need to be aware of the things i say and do. i may not intentionally mean...
im still facin a long time of reconstruction ahead. i started my alcoholic journey at the age of 13, and finally had enough at the age of 37. for 24 years my alcoholism deepened its roots well within me. today, i am 18 yrs and 140 days from my last drink. as of today, i...
What if I told you the most powerful force in the universe was Nothing? We are told that before time, all the matter in the universe was once a tightly packed infinitely dense singularity. Then something happened to everything, that something was nothing. Suddenly what was once completely void of space, was violated and strewn...
fer me, just gettin sober was what i was lookin fer when i came in; all i wanted to do was just stop drinkin. after meetin with my sponsor fer the 1st time he explained to me there were actions i needed to do to remain sober. just quittin drinkin was great, but i needed...
Did you know that words are spells? All of them, whether in thought, writing or speech. In fact, all communication and expression is a form of spell casting. Don Miguel Ruiz helped remind me of this with the 4 Agreements when he says, "Be impeccable with your word". Why, because words are energy and the...
It has been a number of days since my last post, like often, I am caught in a loop working on a specific collection of issues until I find resolve and inner peace. I have mentioned in a few meetings, it does not seem to be enough. I need a proper public confession so that...
as good as i was at quitin stuff in the past i know that this is somethin i dont want to ever end. i have received so many great gifts from my recovery. as i have watched others grow and prosper in this great gift of recovery, i want to also. i know that it...