Toxic positivity is a form of denial that says as long as I keep a positive attitude, life is great. That is a bold face lie, life is not great for many people and that is why I am writing this post. I just got off the phone with a new potential sponsee who is...
i remember thinkin i was dyin from this disease, truth is, i was. i remember tryin everythin i could so i could continue drinkin by changin the drinkin habits i had, EVERYTHIN i tried failed. when i 1st came into the program i wondered how all this STUPID stuff would work fer me. as i...
fear is somethin i need to watch today, it certainly can rule my life. my fears can cause undue harm to others that they, most def, do not need. it doesnt only cause harm to em, but to me as well. all my forms of fear, caused by self-delusion, self-seekin, and self-pity, are deep rooted....
In Buddhism, there are a set of observations that are timeless and universally true for all people. Many people confuse the concept of Karma with idea of Justice and decide karma does not exist. Karma has more to do with intentions than outcomes. The laws of karma describe a set of formulas anyone can search...
listenin was somethin i had to learn how to do when i came into the program. i always thought i was the 1 who had the most important thing to say. sure, i would hear people fer a min or 2, but i never took the time to listen. i can remember when i 1st...
The original AA steps read, "Having had a spiritual awakening as a result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to OTHERS and to practice these principles in all our affairs." For those who stick with recovery long enough, there comes a time when we realize that the steps are a way of...
faith is somethin i always had, it may not have been in God, but i did have faith i could make life happen the way i seen fit. after i had gotten into the program, i learned the faith i had was very misguided. the faith i had, led me into all kinds of problems...
Here is a funny question. Did you know that sex addiction has nothing to do with actual sex? Okay, perhaps more than nothing, but less than you may think. Addiction = Attachment plus Obsession Therefore, sex addiction does not require the participation of another person. What it really means is that we are thinking about...
learnin i wasnt the most important person in da room, that all, or any of my problems werent the ones that needed everyone elses attention, was somethin i had to get through early in my recovery. ya wanna know what i learned. other people were just as important as me, sometimes even more so. i...
movin forward with the program, and havin done some real lookin at myself, i felt i had made a lot of headway. i had been practicin honesty, had felt the hope this thing we do was givin me, and had begun to use faith more readily than ever before. i began to realize, after i...