Approaching a Year of Sobriety.

359 Days. At approximately 9:00 p.m. on October 30th, 2021, I had my last drink. In fact, it was the 2nd of two beers that particular night. I went to a dinner playhouse and had two Sam Adams Boston Lager's that night. I remember thinking, as I finished that last beer, "Why the fuck am …

The Missing Link

There is always some link that is missing in a story of evolution, isn't there? Except, I'm not really speaking about Darwin's Theory of Evolution. No, I'm referring to my own personal evolution and I feel like something is missing. I can't even answer the question about what I think it might be. In fact, …

Writing this…because…

Honestly, it's been quite some time since I've written anything. I suppose, my lack of creativity is coming from the fact that I am doing so much better than I was even a few months ago. There is the adage that artists draw on their own pain and maybe there is some element of that …

Working Through Step 4…

As many of you know, I am an alcoholic and I use the Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) as the pathway to my recovery. And I am currently on the 4th step of this program: "Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves." This step involves the listing of resentments, figuring out the causes, understanding how …

S.A.R.D. #31-1/2: Spiritual Fitness

The past week has been somewhat stressful, based upon the events of last week. I have stayed in touch with my sponsor, however, since I am technically new in sobriety. Of course, my sponsor is concerned about my sobriety, right now, and it makes perfect sense - so am I! I guess, in some small …