Releasing what was never mine to control; Embracing what is mine to enjoy.
The Holidays Thanksgiving is in the rearview mirror, and the Christmas Holidays are within range. Because they can be slippery places, presenting unexpected choices, with your permission I am repeating myself. If you are new to the blog, here’s a link
Someone I love slipped. Their slip helped me remember to choose how I will live today. A slip doesn’t wipe away all we have learned, all we have accomplished in sobriety. Still, a slip can kill us, however, taking
If addiction is ultimately a worship disorder, as Dr. Ed Welch proposes in his book, Addictions: Banquet in the Grave, then recovery needs to be deeper than abstinence, and wider than sobriety. What drives addictions Dr. Welch proposes can be
Program Math “So, when I finally took that moral inventory,” an AA said, “I found a common denominator in everything that was wrong— it was me.” Whoa. Wait. What? I am a common denominator in all my troubles? What about
Simple isn’t easy. But keeping things — the stuff in my life — simple is essential for my sanity. Keep it Simple Stupid was one of the first suggestions I heard in those early meetings. Nervously sitting in — back
COVID-19 and Christmas 2020 Of all the posts I have written about sanity, sobriety during Christmas, I never imagined a COVID restrained celebration, or the effect it would have. Seems like the pandemic has canceled many events; but I choose
Keeping it simple in these complicated times is key to unlocking anxiety. But, that is sometimes easier said than done these days. This year’s current events continue to unfold like Twilight Zone episodes that Outer Limit writers crafted. (Musings on
COVID-19 has changed so much, revealing how weak, wobbly, and wandering my faith in a power greater than me. (Step Two) Cut off from so much that is familiar in recovery, will that Power do more for me than restore
The question, how are you doing? comes to mind because a friend texted me telling me how they were doing: “I am feeling like the gerbil on the outside of the wheel. Don’t know if I should keep running in place