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 …

What’s different this time?

I'm now at 30 days of sobriety. I wish I can say, somehow, that this time is different than the previous times I've hit the 30 day mark. It's not. Same unresolved resentments. Same emotional extremes. Same temptations. Same thoughts. Same financial problems (though, I do have a better job then previous times). Same inability …

Self-Care and False Scenarios.

The past few days have been a little difficult on my sobriety, to say the least. You may have even noticed my last Hilda-episode, but I know I want to be sober. Yesterday was a little off. I didn't feel right. I reached out on Twitter to a group known as the #RecoveryPosse - which …