I was asked to do this blog almost a year ago by the gentlemen (ahem) at In The Rooms. Now, first and foremost, I don’t get paid to do this. (ahem ahem) Although I’ve thought since I do work hard at this writing schtick a little advertising wouldn’t hurt a page. (dotmack? RT? Kenny? yoohoo). [...]
Tag archive for "12 steps"
blinded by the …
“But he has so much POTENTIAL!” “If only you knew him like I knew him, you would like him too.” “He’s not THAT bad. He had a bad childhood.” “You’re just trying to keep us apart.” Okay okay … and okay. Wow. Those are direct quotes from prior relationships early on in recovery, when my [...]
and doggone it … people like me.
You made me feel … when you did this to me … I NEED you to … You have to … or I’m gonna … okay I’m making myself nauseated just typing this crap. But something that (I wanna talk about) can be an issue (because I wanna talk about it) is putting your responsibility [...]
optimistically inclined …
I had a new friend, with mucho knowledge of the blogging scene, (way before everyone blogged about their grocery lists and how well little Skippy did at soccer practice) tell me (somewhat jokingly) that if the site were renamed I Hate Recovery and I wrote as Amy Winehouse instead of Amy aka SassySoberGirl … the [...]
normal?
What becomes normal? Besides a cycle on a washing machine of course, normal is a relative term. Perhaps a better way to coin it is, what becomes familiar? For years, pain and misery, self doubt and shame, hatred and bitter remorse were our constant companions. How cool is it to wake up one day and [...]
I Love Recovery, Inside my Mind
humility?
Humility is defined by Merriam-Websters (unabridged mind you) as the quality or state of being humble. Which of course led to the definition of humble: not proud or haughty; not arrogant or assertive; reflecting, expressing, or offered in a spirit of deference or submission. And then, being the dictionary lover that I am, I continued [...]
stick with the women
I’ve heard so many women say, “I don’t like talking to other women. Men understand me better. I don’t like women. They’re bitchy and catty.” Ahem. Really? I said that once upon a time. It was crap. Filter of an alcohol tainted mind gone a little goofy. I was afraid that a woman would see [...]
a little goes a long way …
Before you spit out your coffee on the monitor (for the “Get clean or die folks.”), please note this. And no it’s not my middle finger. Yet. Okay not too much. Moving along now. Anyway, my proposed title is not in reference to the steps or slacking on recovery work in any way, shape, or [...]
words.
Nothing new to be said, simply different ways to say (hopefully don’t spray) it. We can hear a thing over and over and over and then one day … one person … says that ONE thing in a certain way – and a magic lightbulb explodes above your head. That wake-up-shake-up where we hit our [...]
Fun in Recovery?, How do I DO this stuff?
inner voice …
For years, I sat in the dark. Unable, unwilling, un-something; to express the real of the deal of who I really was. Especially during the years of the dark sickness that’s known as addiction. Using covered up everything that I really was … like you (yes social chameleon-ism), so used to the manipulative dance that [...]
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