Recovery

Writing will save my life...

... and yours too :-) I just want to put it out there into the world that writing is a necessity in my life, and if you are part of my...

Controlled Burn

Feelings. They serve a purpose, but if we don’t understand the purpose or know how to use them for the gift they are, we will rarely...

January 18 - Tools

We are not responsible for other people's happiness. Neither is anyone else responsible for ours. That's a hard won lesson but one that...

Bring on the new year

Be intentional. Make your choices count, no matter how small they may seem. Love someone in action every single day, including yourself....

Start here...

I see this "start here" element on a lot of blogs these days when the blogger wants the reader to understand something about the purpose...

Minding Our Own Business

This is something I often heard in the rooms of al-anon. At first glance it usually appears to be a directive to stay out of someone...

No Addiction Required

I didn’t really know what it was called at the time, I just knew I was miserable and I had arrived at a place where something had to...

The Value of Daily Readings

I have practiced the discipline of daily readings for about nine years. What I include in the readings is varied, and changes sometimes...