… Don’t say it. The Wednesday night mantra. And like any good irritant the issue and the mantra rolled right into Thursday morning. God must have been on hiatus when the vote came in to let me parent. I am confident, at these overly charged moments, that …
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frag•ment n. a part broken off or detached, isolated, unfinished, or incomplete part origin: 1530s, from L. fragmentum “ a fragment, remnant.” From the root of frangere “to break” (fraction) ¹ Fractions can be a difficult concept for kids to learn. How can there be less than a whole? …
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I have simply been unwilling to do what needs to be done. There is no two ways about it. I have chosen servitude over sovereignty. The choice to get sober is not drudgery. The choice to get sober is the choice to love. Sobriety isn’t about giving up. …
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Today’s writing is après vacation bliss. I am still leisurely and intentional with my tasks. The pseudo-heaviness of life is still noticeably absent. This is a frame of mind I (not so long ago) only dreamed of possessing. The bad news—it will pass. The good news—I already know …
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We are tethered: the addict and the one-who-loves-the-addict. We don’t experience our life separate from those we love. Just because we aren’t in the same room doesn’t mean our actions aren’t detrimental. We each tug the other through our action—or lack of. What we do matters—for both of …
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The removal of anything offensive in my life is but the beginning of the journey. Not the end. Alcohol is not the problem. Drinking alcohol is not the problem. I am the problem. And because I am the problem I am also the solution. How is it that …
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This post finds me at a crossroad. I want to talk about recovery … the sober life … But I feel like a hypocrite. So in the spirit of authenticity I will talk today about the personal hurdles I am facing these next weeks. Without detail I am …
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I feel compassion for those who struggle with alcohol—any addiction really. It is a stifling mindset. Addiction is lonely and truly unforgiving. The peak of addiction is an especially painful chapter in life. When we are near the end of our “drinking chapter” it seems overly agonizing because …
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“The average person, over time, has a tendency to stop pursuing new goals. We believe that dreaming, creativity, and inspiration are for the young, forgetting that we always have life ahead of us. We feel that if we were going to arrive, we should have done so already. …
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Seems there is a great deal of conversation regarding de-stigmatizing “addiction.” Addicts don’t want to be shun any longer. We want the community, our family, to see we have a disease. We want to be granted forgiveness for our illness. After all, no one is angry at you …
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