It’s difficult, near impossible, for addicts to see the self-centeredness that has crystallized within the subconscious mind. The pace of the hardening, so slow, goes unnoticed to most addicts. We have left a wake of destruction behind us and still we are looking for our needs to be …
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December 2012
4 articles in December 2012
I don’t give you everything you want so you can be more comfortable. Being comfortable is not the meaning or purpose of life. I don’t do everything for you because you lovingly ask it of me. Giving you everything (you think) you want fortifies your idea that you …
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Early in my recovery the very mention of Christmas was a trigger. I got sober in March. How in the heck was I going to make until Christmas without a drink? Even if I made it to Christmas surely I would not survive the holidays without a libation …
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A late Sunday post, as we spent the weekend at our son’s first volleyball tournament. Our son is twelve and playing his first year of volleyball. He has a professional coach who is nothing short of incredible with the boys. I felt so much joy watching all the …
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