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). [...]
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 [...]
talkin’ cross-ly
I’ve seen it. Done it. Been it a million times over. The one that really “shares”. You know the way down deep kinda share … the one where you can barely hear a pin drop and everyone is on the edge of their seat. Real and true and honest and gut level as a person [...]
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 [...]
happy 4th?
This is NOT going to be your average Independence Day scratch. You know the whole “we’re free from the … blah blah blah” (which of course we are). But I never liked the obvious. And holidays like this one, always created mucho chaos in this chick’s world. If you can’t relate then stop reading and [...]
quick forgetter?
Over and over and over … and over. Rote. Remedial. Remember. It seems I’ve heard the term “I have a quick forgetter” more than once in the rooms to which we all travel for hope. We are inundated with all this “head” knowledge til’ we’re sick to our twinkletoes with slogans and readings and prayers. [...]
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…). [...]
this too shall pass?
Honestly. Really and truthfully … how many of us get this concept? I mean REALLY get it. All the way down deep. Where it counts? The idea that, the most difficult situations will soon be gone with the wind that is time. That even though things may “feel” a certain way, doesn’t necessarily mean that [...]
let go … then what?
So. Yeah. What’s this then? This letting go and letting (insert god of choice or lack thereof … we’ll call it “?”). Inspired by a conversation held not too long ago, okay five minutes ago; by a friend who said … “It’s too big for me. I’m gonna turn it over to god.” He used [...]
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