I sought professional help a third time, attempting to sort through my psychoses (my term, not a clinical diagnosis). Something this time was prodding and piercing my protective wall. The gift from my counselor of the second edition of the […]
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The Life Cycle of Recovery
Decades ago a wise woman said, “Too many people are born again and again but never grow up.” Starting over. Honorable. Essential so often. We eternally return to the First Step. Yet if it’s the same place, the same unmanageable […]
Continue reading »I Don’t Know
Shortly afterward I came home drunk. There had been no fight. Where had been my high resolve? I simply didn’t know. It hadn’t even come to mind.~ Alcoholics Anonymous (Kindle Locations 245-246) It’s that pesky question a sponsor asks when you […]
Continue reading »What’s the Hurry?
One of these days I’ll start a new program, a new diet, a cleanse, a new exercise regimen. I’ll take control of the weight, of my life, of my fate, of my happiness someday. But I’ve got so much to […]
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