Sometimes the most stressful things can be … good? (whatever that word might mean to you) Think of a new job, moving up in the world, buying a house, getting married (ugh. kidding. sorta) dating again (double ugh. not kidding), et cetera et cetera. You see I’ve been used to chaos, drama, ‘bad’ stuff; so [...]
Emotional Intelligence, How do I DO this stuff?, I Love Recovery
forgive … you.
like similar to; typical of; resembling. like-1 having the same form or characteristics like-2 to find pleasure in; enjoy. So. How exactly do you go from pretty much despising yourself … to actually liking the person you are enough to sit in your own skin? This one? [...]
How do I DO this stuff?, Inside my Mind
i don’t like … this meeting.
Ever walked into a meeting and felt like you were home? How bout the opposite? Walked into a meeting and felt unwelcomed and like you didn’t belong? Like you walked right into the middle of Recovery Clique central? Now. I know what you’re gonna say … there are no strangers only friends we haven’t met yet. [...]
“i’m sorry” minus the brevity…
Hard for me to say I’m sorry … and no I’m not talking Peter Cetera in the cheesy 80′s Chicago years. What is I’m sorry anyway? Is it an amends. I’m famous for saying “no sorries necessary”. But am I being a bit too hasty? Step nine tells me that to make amends means more [...]
How do I DO this stuff?, Inside my Mind
ego-maniacal inferiority
Ego-maniac with an inferiority complex. Ever heard that? What do you think it means? Is it applicable to someone you know? Perhaps you? I dunno. Let’s find out. I can tell you I used to hang my hat on this more often than not, once upon a time. Oh yes. This is my memorex memory. [...]
solution focus.
Changes. I got em. Big ones – little ones – ones that snicker and leer – ones that fill me with fear (omg I’m rhyming. OUT of poetry mode Amy. sheesh.) Anyway… even the “good” things can be scary. Being the upbeat – on the verge of annoying – happy girl that I am, I [...]
tools that are broken…
Coping skills. We all have them. Gleaned from life experience they protect us (we think) from the outside stimuli battering at our psyche. How we deal with what life can throw at us … matters. Some of these “skills” are faulty. Twisted into unhealthy behaviors that create more problems than they solve. Sometimes tools break [...]
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? [...]
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, 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 [...]
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