Day 5 – Celebrating Freedom
Freedom (Photo credit: Josef Grunig) How awesome is it to celebrate freedom from the slavery of drugs and alcohol? Once a drudgery of self-loathing and hatred, when I put down the drink and the drug,...
View ArticleDay 8 – Control
Self Control (film) (Photo credit: Wikipedia) “You cannot always control circumstances, but you can control your own thoughts.” ~ Charles Popplestown Wouldn’t I just love to control everything,...
View ArticleI Tanked On The Blog Challenge!
Writing (Photo credit: jjpacres) Yes I did. Ha!! I have so much going on that I could not put together a post for every day of the month to publish for my readers. I am truly, deeply sorry. I am...
View ArticleRelapse – When Does It Begin?
Photo: http://www.ClarityWay.com I was forwarded an interesting article about relapse today and it got me thinking… When does relapse begin? The article is here if you want to check it out: 7 Habits...
View ArticleTruth & Lies
Leopard-Optical-Illusion (Photo credit: The Foo Fighter) I think too much, and while that usually is a bad thing… today, I was thinking about how when I was active in my addiction and even shortly...
View ArticleHope – It Keeps Me Hanging On
Music guitar (Photo credit: @Doug88888) Not sure if you ever saw the movie “Shawshank Redemption,” but there is a great scene in that film regarding ‘hope.’ Tim Robbins’ character has it and Morgan...
View ArticleBeing Me…
Dance Floor (Photo credit: enric archivell) Okay, so I’m an alcoholic. I was probably born one, but didn’t catch on until my late twenties. Further, I didn’t do anything about it until my early...
View ArticleThings That Are Fun (While Sober)!
Picnic (Photo credit: Carlos López Molina) When I first got sober it was in late May of 2006. I immediately found some meetings to go to and when a person goes to meetings, they find out about...
View ArticleWhy Methadone Was Not An Option… For Me
Turkey (Photo credit: wattpublishing) I started drinking at an early age. It became a way for me to stomach myself each time I looked in the mirror or engaged with other humans. I never thought it...
View ArticleMusical Recovery! – An Interview With Ted Brown
Music guitar (Photo credit: @Doug88888) Hi Ted, thanks for agreeing to do an interview with me. First off, I want to congratulate you on your clean time. It is a rough road I know personally, but very...
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