You may have heard thousands of times that admitting you have a problem is the first step. Well I couldn’t disagree more. Admitting the problem is nothing. You can admit to anything, especially when being pressured or confronted with the dreaded “choice” question. I...
There was a time not too long ago that I prided myself on my ability to forgive. I built a season of my life around the phrase ‘radical forgiveness’. I tried to embody the phrase. Carrying it along with me through my peaks and valleys like that blue ribbon I won for...
For a long time, I didn’t think alcohol was part of my problem. Oh, I was a drug addict for sure. No doubt about it. The doctor-shopping, the burning-up-the-highway, and the dozens of pills I ingested every day for YEARS proved that full well. But alcohol? I...
I spent so many years just wasting away with no purpose or meaning to my life. I just…existed. Took up space. Consumed air. It was miserable. Back then I lived with this feeling that I—by myself, on my own volition—was not enough. I believed I perpetually had to take...
I’m Sad I’m Lonely I’m Confused I’m Frustrated But I know I’ll be ok. I know God is teaching me something through this time. I texted this note to one of my best friends last night. I prefaced the message with this tagline…....
April 30th 2011 was the first Friday I was sober in over a decade. On that day a tradition began in my life that I’ve held firm to every Friday since. It’s called Gratitude Friday. It’s an exercise that tilts my attitude towards what I have and not...
