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 […]
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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 […]
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A blank slate, this journal, this commitment to write a bit each day. A source of trepidation, the obligation, the promise, to look honestly at me, at my fears, my pride, my anger, my failure, my hopes and dreams. How […]
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If you … find yourself going out of control with a substance or behavior, I want you to consider that compulsive behaviors are a sign of a life out of balance. Instead of going into denial or trying to avoid […]
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 […]
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