Yeah. Overused topic. But with a twist. Any given night you can be sure that the topic of any 12 step meeting could very well be “gratitude”. What are you grateful for? blah blah. Now I’m not mocking … for once. This is important. I’ve been to a few meetings on this topic. More like [...]
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beautifully imperfect or how to do step ten
Had probably one of the best comments/compliments/heckles of my life today. And that’s saying something. I’ve lived a lotta life in thirty some years. “You are so bright and happy, even at work. Are you always like this or is there something wrong with you?” To which, of course, I replied… A little of both. [...]
Addiction 101, I Love Recovery
may the force be with you …
Overheard by ignoramus #1 (we’ll call him Henry Hillbilly) “Yeah my neighbor is one of them there drunks in that triple A thing. Always talkin’ bout them meetings and all that bunk. Man he doesn’t need them stupid brain washers. All he needs is to grow a set. Like me. I drink all the time [...]
what’s it gonna be yes or no … or … lemme sleep on it.
Had a minor epiphany. Lightbulb moment. No I wasn’t listening to Meatloaf. But I could be at any given moment. Okay not really. But that particularly song is sorta cool in a dance and sing your face off kinda way. Right? Okay. This is going to be short and sweet. Sometimes those are the best [...]
showin’ yer ass.
Sometimes … we need to take a break. Especially and most importantly, when we’re in a sick thinking mindset. Taking a short bit of time to breathe and find out what the hell is going on with ya badself … is epically important. Yes I used epic. Yes. It fits. In the fast pace of [...]
S.A.D.
It’s that time of year again. And yes I’ve had tons of emails on the subject of the ‘wintertime blues’ or ‘S.A.D (seasonal affective disorder)’ or just plain out tired of it being cold and dark and not being able to go outside and play or feel the warm sun on my face and I [...]
the “MEAN”
Yesterday was an odd day. I was going to write about a slogan or something ‘rote’ straight from the recovery toolbag, but as usual I need to write about the things that are happening right now. I mean that’s what recovery is about yes? Learning to be clean/sober and most of all ‘right minded’ through [...]
same ole same ole
I don’t let people in. I don’t like women/men. Women are bitches/Only men understand me. Men aren’t emotional enough/Only women understand me. All my friends are of the opposite sex. They just ‘get’ me better. I don’t trust… not even a little bit. I’ve written about this topic at least a hundred different ways but [...]
Emotional Intelligence, Inside my Mind
success???
Like most people, I tend to stick with what I know. What I’ve experienced. What is comfortable. Even if it doesn’t look comfortable from the outside. Matter of fact sometimes our lives (my life) can look like one big case study in psychosis based on past history. But it’s SAFE. To me anyway. Been down [...]
a meeting in poetry…
I’m an avid poet and poetry reader. Really can’t be one without the other. However sometimes I run across words that chill me to the core. That delineate … “what it was like” for this drunk/dope fiend (thankfully in recovery today). This young woman did this for me. And the gods (whomsoever those may be [...]
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