I’ve had the privilege of working with tons of recovering addicts over the past 5 years. Lots of them are doing well today, some of them are still trying to figure it out, and many of them never made it past the first few months. Why? Well, there are lots of...
And acceptance is the answer to all my problems today. When I am disturbed, it is because I find some person, place, thing, or situation–some fact of my life–unacceptable to me, and I can find no serenity until I accept that person, place, thing, or...
In the second of a two-part series, a friend of mine examines how he became sober through Alcoholics Anonymous, and the hope he’s found for his life. — Fresh out of alcohol from the night before, and having flushed my pills for what I hoped was the final time, I...
In a two-part series, a friend of mine examines how he became sober through Alcoholics Anonymous, and the hope he’s found for his life. “People use drugs, legal and illegal, because their lives are intolerably painful or dull. They hate their work and find no rest in...
This is what I used to be: A liar, a cheater, a manipulator, a con, a fake, a territorial jerk, a selfish angry diabolical drug addict. But today I’m different. I’ve changed and I’ve grown. I’ve been asked a time or two about my past. Whether I regret any thing I did....
A big part of recovery is what we call “taking inventory”. It means taking a moment during the day, typically at night, to reflect on your actions, words and attitudes. It’s a daily, thorough examination of your behavior and mindset. By doing this it...
