There are really only two stories we tell our self when contemplating or walking through recovery. We are either attached to our old story—our suffering, or, we are attached to finding a new story—our freedom. We can’t have both, at least not at the same moment. We think …
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February 2013
4 articles in February 2013
He does X—I do Z. He does X—I do Z. Wait… I’m sober now. I don’t want to do Z anymore. “Stop doing X so I can stop doing Z.” I tell him. “WHAT are you talking about?” he retorts. Sure pretends like he doesn’t know what he’s …
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Putting all our focus on “rehab” for long-term sobriety is about as smart as putting all our focus on “childbirth” for rearing children. While it is an important step for someone who chooses sobriety, it is foolish to think that a few weeks will have enough impact, let …
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1967-1980 I wonder sometimes if I am really remembering the snapshot moment or just in love with the how I feel when I look at the photo. This photo (circa 1967) is a rare picture of my dad and me—alone. I was number five of six kids so …
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