A free drink

A free drink

I tentatively side-stroke toward the Paradisus pool bar in Cancun. It’s packed with spring-breakers eager for their cocktails. It’s all...

Those Magic Words

Those Magic Words

Where are those magic words? Those words that let the reader know I understand.  I understand where you are, but...

the un-secret

the un-secret

I remember the day I decided to stop drinking. I honestly thought it might be a little challenging, maybe even...

the incalculable concept of a god

the incalculable concept of a god

Spirituality is a controversial topic in general, but a particularly heated topic for newly recovering addicts. If I am a...

Top 20 Drinking Beliefs

Top 20 Drinking Beliefs

I love drinking. Drinking makes me feel better. Drinking is the answer. Drinking is the question. Drinking is fun. I’m...

I am [blank]

I am [blank]

Last week’s post comment, via ByeByeBeer, spurred this post on the Pendulum. The Pendulum is a staple in my toolbox....

Gratitude’s Wings

Gratitude’s Wings

I can picture no element of gratitude. I feel insignificant, bleak—dare I say annulled. There is no half-full or half-empty...

To Drink or Not to Drink

To Drink or Not to Drink

Now that we are half way into January most of us are clearer on the effort that goes into making...

Mirror, Mirror on the Wall

Mirror, Mirror on the Wall

Like much of humanity I have believed aesthetic beauty as real beauty. And by beauty I mean (shamefully) more worthy....

The Wine, the Witch, and the Toilet Paper

The Wine, the Witch, and the Toilet Paper

A big block in my recovery from alcohol addiction (and addictions that followed) was deciphering the difference between seeing the...