We almost take comfort in the (presumed) fact that we are battling alcoholism. We prefer to think of alcoholism as something outside of us. We favor the idea that the alcohol is the problem; if only we could get rid of the alcohol, then we would be okay. …
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July 2012
6 articles in July 2012
The single reason we bomb at sobriety is our failure to comprehend the significance and value of personal evolution. Successful sobriety is evolution. Long-term sobriety,a quality life, these are the byproducts of development. This process of recovery is not a onetime trip. It’s an ongoing journey. Within the …
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Reframe means that I am willing to see the situation new, as in brand new, without my original story attached. With this shift I can grant forgiveness to self and another. For many, this is the most challenging of the competencies. Why? It requires that I entertain a …
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Where are you going? I want something new. When do you leave? Soon, I hope. What do you need? I don’t know. Why don’t you know? I never asked. When were you going to ask? I’m better on my own. Asking isn’t my way. I don’t trust. Really? …
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Deceitful, con-artist, manipulator, apple-polisher; they tell you I am a liar and it is not prudent to trust me. They are right. I will steal from you and then help you search. It was not so much what you said, as it was the weight of my lack …
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I was given the gift of choice. As an adult, I am not a hostage to my current conditions. If I feel captive it is because I have unknowingly accepted my situation, seeing efforts at change as futile. Movement beyond this frame holds me captive within my own …
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