June 2012

5 articles in June 2012

It’s officially starting today. I am packing the RV to head to the Colorado River. I have learned if I wait until I am on holiday, to enjoy holiday, I will miss half of the vacation. That said, I excitedly and apprehensively shut down shop for one week. No computer, …

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(Excerpt pages 52-53) When we feel inspired to do or achieve something, we go for it. If we’re not sure that it’s real inspiration, we let it sit for a while. The truth is relentless. If we are meant to do something, it will revisit our mind again …

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At the end, my only solution had been to drink.  I had long since relinquished my ability to choose. No longer a luxury—alcohol was now a necessity. I worshipped and welcomed its presence in my body. A blackout, or an I-ran-out, brought the day to a close. Sometimes I would …

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No thought leaves me unaffected. If I am struggling to maintain my sobriety it is because I have willingly allowed myself to have the thought that I will not be able to continue living a sober life. Once I have welcomed this thought, it begins its sweet attack …

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We own everything that happens around us as if the universe was out to mock, assault or, at the very least, inconvenience us. This is inaccurate; flat out untrue. The universe in its intelligence wants us to flourish. “Biological imperative” is built into us at a cellular level. …

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