The trouble was that there was no road between me, the miserable failure, and me, the thin saint. So I retreated to eating and daydreaming. ~ Voices of Recovery (Kindle Locations 60-61). How do you get there? There’s enough male in […]
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A Ladder in the Prairie
Going Up? Reaching for the Sky? There are right tools and wrong for getting there. A ladder no matter how long… unless you’re Jacob and dreaming… will likely disappoint. A helium balloon can soar with a note but tagging along […]
Continue reading »Benefits List
Even more helpful in maintaining motivation over time, though, has been my “benefits of not drinking” list. This list grows longer and more detailed every week, and the process of revising and adding to the list has helped me experience life […]
Continue reading »What’s Your Rope?
He granted me a private session in which he wisely tugged on an imaginary rope that would eventually guide me out of the self-made quicksand. ~ Voices of Recovery (Kindle Locations 1610-1611). Please, please, please, release me from all the self-made […]
Continue reading »A Cross Country Run for a Sprinter
Loose ten pounds in a week, take off three inches by June, weigh in each week with a loss, shape up for the wedding/vacation/ reunion/party/next big event. We’re a group of sprinters ready and willing…sometimes able… to reach the goal […]
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