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). [...]
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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 [...]
healing in the feeling …
I spout a lot about emotional intelligence. About NOT being reactive or over the top, about how important it is to not be ruled by emotion, and that being rational is best. And it is … BUT … there’s also something to be said for feeling, exactly what it is you’re supposed to feel given [...]
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 [...]
F. E. A. R.
F**k Everything And Run … Face Everything And Recover. Opposite ends of the spectrum of this word called FEAR. It seems that this is a concurrent theme in the helter skelter world of life … especially in addiction. Not just the obvious cowering shiver of a fright night movie show, fear takes many forms. Perhaps [...]
self care …
Oh such a title to write up to … as I’m sitting here with the sniffles and a fever I often wonder how many of my fellow recovering folks are like me? Super Stoic? “I got this … I’m fine … blah blah blah”. Until we fall on our faces from exhaustion. *ahem* We get [...]
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 [...]
i’ll show you mine …
Strength. What does it mean really? We’re told in the rooms that sometimes we have to “lose” to win. That surrender is the goal. That throwing in the proverbial towel equals the path to finding “enlightenment” or at least the 12 steps towards such a thing. Paradoxical to say the least. We, who have been [...]
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