I see all these folks writing about “happy”. That recovery is this sugarcoated plastic smiled “O.M.G” malarky. That’s not been my experience. Not even a little. Sure I’m a basically happy person, but I’m also sad and melancholy and afraid and hopeful and angry and and and … I believe the definition we’re looking for [...]
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how important is it anyway – or – dancing with the sixth and seventh steps.
One of the best phrases heard at a couple decades worth of meetings… “If it doesn’t directly affect your breathing then it’s none of your business.” Oh how this rings true for this sober sometimes sassy girl. So easy to get caught up in life’s drama. He said, she said, they said, it said. (It? [...]
Addiction 101, How do I DO this stuff?
resent … meant.
Hopefully by now in your recovery process you’ve at least ‘heard’ of these nasty little buggers that can destroy an addict/alcoholic faster than anything else. (you know “number one offender” and all that jazz? No? It’s in the book. Both of em. Yep.) Mirriam and Webster what say you? re·sent·ment noun \ri-ˈzent-mənt\ Definition of RESENTMENT [...]
all part of the process
I used to be a big mouth. Yes I know this may come as a shock to your system. Me? Big mouth, know-it-all, Big Book thumping, got all the answers chick. Big surprise yes? I got sober at 19, started quoting the Big Book to anyone who would listen; post treatment and a stint in [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
ripples …
Saturday night. Air so thick with moisture you could cut it with a broken bottle. The kind of night that starts trouble. When you’re out late, all done up … to no good. Where you’re itchin’ for for a good time and wanting to make it count. Sitting in a crowd of people; thousands in [...]
know it all…
Sitting at my desk writing, as I’m wont to do you know, I happened upon a blog post on www.intherooms.com (fantastic site for recovery folk and this is also one of their blogs that they asked me to “take over” … so … everyone wave to the boys in the loft *wave* k. moving on…). [...]
picture this.
sad. sad heartbreaking news in the form a simple picture. a belt. two baggies. a syringe. a seven year old boy without a mother. overdose. gone. dead. always. someone i know. someone i’ve been. someone i don’t ever want to be again. someone that couldn’t or wouldn’t stop. doesn’t really matter which now does it? [...]
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