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Loving our past self
A few times lately I’ve heard sober folks talk about their pasts as if they are the worst person on earth. I can’t tell if it’s true self-loathing or thinking it’s what we are supposed to do. In each case, the woman went on and on about how selfish and horrible she was while drinking,…
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Manifesting?
Are we manifesting or is life unfolding the way it should? The whole manifesting movement gets to me. But only because I can’t seem to keep my thoughts and vibes on a high enough plane for it to work (lol). I get the concept – believe it’s yours and it is. Think positive and attract…
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Negative Self-Talk
How are the voices in your head? Mine are not very nice at times. In fact, they can be fairly miserable. I have this predominantly negative voice that runs like a CNN news ticker 24 hours a day rotating through bad ideas, worst case scenarios and put downs. It’s a fun a time. For a…
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Sobriety Tips
From someone who’s been through it. There’s no one way to do sobriety. As long and you don’t drink or use you’re doing something right. I know it’s not easy. And I know it’s overwhelming and confusing at times. I put together things I wish someone would have told me along the way. I hope…
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Vulnerability and the Alcoholic
Ugh vulnerability. Defined as the “willingness to show emotion or to allow one’s weaknesses to be seen or known; willingness to risk being emotionally hurt”. Or as I think of it, truly being myself despite the risks involved. Why is this so difficult for the alcoholic (addict) and why is not being vulnerable detrimental to…
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What does it mean to be spiritual?
I am one of those that confused religion and spirituality. And once I learned the difference, I still thought there was a religious component to spirituality. Religion is a set of rules that a group is to follow or receive consequences. Similar to the law, it’s one sided and doesn’t leave much room for interpretation.…
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The Higher Power
Nothing and I mean nothing bothered me more about recovery than the higher power. Just prior to getting sober, my concept of a higher power consisted of fear, contempt and a belief that I had to think and be a certain way to avoid the fires of hell. I was raised in a half agnostic…
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Meditation
Love it or fear it, meditation is one of the most important things and addict can do to get better. I’ve learned so much about meditation over the past decade that I could write a book in it. But for this post I’m going to focus on the why and how. So why is meditation…
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The Root of Alcoholism
What makes me an alcoholic?! Drinking too much for one, but why did I drink so much? What possessed me to drink lethal levels of alcohol and bottom out my life? I’ve asked myself that question and the answer is rooted in the way I think and feel on a regular basis. It may sound…
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The Ick Factor
If I could sum up alcoholism in one word it would be… icky. The dictionary defines icky as “unpleasantly sticky” or “nasty”. Such great words to describe how I sometimes feel. If I dive into why I feel icky, it comes down to things not being the way I want them right now. Something’s a…
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