stop drinking and start living
I take recovery meetings into the local jail as one way of giving back, and one time the whole room was howling so loud with laughter that a corrections officer actually came running down the hall to make sure there wasn’t a riot in progress. Yes, recovery can be fun. You may have even heard …
Not once, but twice this week I heard people telling themselves they sucked. One person said she sucked at a specific task, while another proclaimed she sucked in general. As someone who spent years and years telling myself how sucky I was, I tend to notice these things. I also know the kind of damage …
A pet rat and a dragon tattoo. Those were the first – and only – two things on my gratitude list when I was introduced to the gratitude concept years ago. Thankfully, the scope, power and crucial importance of a gratitude list eventually became clearer, while its benefits have pretty much come to blow my …
Dear Alcohol, It’s been 19 years today since we broke up. I would say our time together had been fun, but it really wasn’t. Sure, we may have hit it off at first – you wooing me with the promises of what you could give me. Confidence. Euphoria. Escape. But whatever you had initially provided, …
Wondering if there’s more depth, meaning and joy to life than binge-watching Netflix can provide? So was I. That’s why I turned to life coaching. What a life coach is A life coach is like having your own personal cheerleader with benefits. Those benefits include prompting you to: Take an honest assessment of your overall …
Keeping alcohol around the house can be akin to playing with explosives for some, yet no big deal for others – as long as they’re keeping it around for someone else besides themselves. Since I’m the type that still makes my boyfriend hide any enticing-looking cookies, candies or donuts he brings home for fear I …
The serenity prayers goes with recovery like peanut butter goes with waffles and sliced apples (or jelly if you prefer). Not only is the serenity prayer fast and easy to memorize, but it can soothe the aches and pains of any and every situation. The serenity prayer can help with: Destructive pack rats Barking dogs Neighbors …
You put down the drink, and you wait. What you’re waiting for, of course, is the marching band you’re sure is going to come parading down the street at any minute, waving flags and cheering cheers because you quit drinking. Quitting drinking may be the biggest single thing you’ve ever done in your life, so …