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 [...]
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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 [...]
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 [...]
home-coming-home
I was sober for a long time … a (relatively) long time ago. There was a place that I went every Friday night for a decade. If anyone needed to see me they knew to go to the Northampton meeting and my saucy rump would be there up to g-o-d knows what. My home group. [...]
Spirit-Duality.
Every evening during our epic “night swimming” at Ninja House, the mini-ninjas and I have a topic we discuss. Usually presented by the six year old and in her always effervescent brilliance, she picks something that makes this Mommy Ninja go *G-U-L-P* (okay not really but she sure takes my breath away sometimes). Tonight’s literal [...]
Do or don’t do …
In the words of my friend Ronald P. “I either do or don’t do.” I polled my facebook page about taking risks, to a few (although profound) responses. Funny, when I publish sexy poetry I get lots more feedback. *one raised eyebrow* Question was about taking risks; going out of your comfort zone. And NO [...]
Celebrity Addiction: do we care and why?
nudge from the judge …
Upon reading my morning drivel online (newspapers are so 2002) I stumble upon on … well StumbleUpon; Lindsay Lohan mania. Omg she’s on Trazedone … did you hear she takes Zoloft? She has to go to J A I L … the NERVE! They made her wear a “scramble bracelet” (to identify alcohol in the [...]
service works.
Service. Being of service, attending a service, servicing up and gettin’ busy. Service. In the context of which we speak, service is an incredibly important part of the recovery tip. “Gotta give it away to keep it.” comes to mind along with a slew of other slogans on meeting hall walls across the globe. Also [...]
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