Darkrooms and Developing Fears
My Darkrooms My recovery has been about clearing out the darkrooms in my mind and heart where I often developed imaginary, unsound fears. (Thanks to a reading in A New Day, page 258) A few acronyms for fear shed light
Recovery Advice — Be willing.
Be Willing, my sponsor kept saying Willingness is the key; but, I balked at the twelfth step for many years: STEP TWELVE: Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to
Today’s Proverb: Gotcha!
This Day’s Proverb: Some days a little zinger will remind me recovery is more than not drinking: You can’t beg God to heal you and stay loyal to what’s killing you. Help us Lord, change us Lord, heal us Lord,
Somebody I Knew Died
Somebody I Knew I learned somebody in our family died —alone. They lost their battle with alcoholism and diabetes; they were found dead. It really hurts to see the disease take somebody down — especially when so much of their life
Acceptance Was the Answer
“Acceptance was the answer,” was the Chapter’s title so many told me to read. (page 407) But what was the question? Over the years many questions popped up because of choices my drinking enabled. At twenty-three, I asked my reflection
My Prayer Life
I can’t pinpoint the moment when it dawned on me, but it was an A-HA! moment that changed my prayer life. That moment was momentous, when I realized other people, different places or more or less things would not
Setting Better Boundaries
Better Boundaries Setting boundaries is a [recommended] way of minimizing conflict with most people, some things and most places. I love the idea of have a zone of peace that’s based on a healthy respect for what I perceive others
A Thank You Note
A Note Here’s a thank-you note to a British mystery — Every once in awhile art accurately reflects the hell addiction is. Watching a character in new series Karen Pirie spiral through decades of drinking and drugging, I connected with
A Tranquil Mind
“A tranquil mind is a prerequisite for good judgement . . .” introduces the 12 and 12’s chapter on the Ninth Step. Taking the ninth step requires good judgment — something I haven’t always used, even in recovery. The