It’s Hell in the Hallway
“I don’t think I can keep looking at this stuff, Buster,” she informed him, handing the camera to her brother. “It makes me want to drink either more alcohol or Read More …
Category: Recovery
IT Is Not Our Fault
“I wish for all of us the blindness of love that makes us see no faults in the other.” ― Kamand Kojouri It Is Not Our Fault. It must be Read More …
Seven Things I Learned in Sobriety
Guest Blogger – Nancy Carr I didn’t get sober on purpose. I wasn’t crawling into an AA meeting saying I can’t stop drinking, my life is horrible, I can’t stop Read More …
Doing the Next Right Thing, Do You Know What that Is?
“With integrity, you have nothing to fear, since you have nothing to hide. With integrity, you will do the right thing, so you will have no guilt.” Zig Ziglar If Read More …
Calm as We Face the Storm
The wise man in the storm prays to God, not for safety from danger, but for the deliverance from fear. It is the storm within that endangers him, not the Read More …
Finding My Way
“NOT UNTIL WE ARE LOST DO WE BEGIN TO UNDERSTAND OURSELVES.” —Henry David Thoreau This writing thing makes me feel so insecure it scares me. I sent my manuscript out to Read More …
Five Suggestions for a Healthy, Confident Self-Esteem
“Our self-respect tracks our choices. Every time we act in harmony with our authentic self and our heart, we earn our respect. It is that simple. Every choice matters.”– Dan Coppersmith Read More …
Five Ways To Give Up the Need to Know (reposted from 01/18)
“I truly don’t know what will happen in my life, and I don’t need to know. My life will unfold the way it needs to. Having to know kept me Read More …
Eight Resounding Reasons Sobriety Should be Our Priority this Holiday
“Be grateful. These feelings, no matter how painful, are part of living. Today, we are alive—not anesthetized, not sedated, not passed out. Take control of your feelings and through action, Read More …
Those New Year Resolutions
“We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year’s Read More …