Hidden Inadequacies…

There are times I feel like I am hiding from the world, from people I know, from people close to me, from myself and from God. I know that I am in a place in my life where I am transitioning my mind, my well being and my interactions with the world around me, but …

Coming Out: A Mother’s Love?

To say I have contemplated coming out for a while is probably a bit of an understatement. The reality is that I have agonized about whether or not I should. I have gone on back and forth about coming out and for the most part had resolved myself to keeping it a secret - or …

Sporadic Emotions: Why Can’t I Accept How I Feel?

I'm putting some distance behind my last drink, but I could be getting closer to the next one if I am not careful. I understands this and I understand that yesterday had me feeling really tempted. I didn't do it, because I called my sponsor and went to an AA meeting. It helped settle me …

Struggling A Lot: Beautiful You

I have avoided writing a lot lately.  I wish I could say it was because I've been busy. I mean, I have been busy, but that's not the main reason I've avoided writing. The reality, of course, is that I fell off the wagon again. But before doing that, I had gone through a major …

National Coming Out Day: 2018 Version

Last year, I wrote about National Coming Out Day, and needless to say there isn't a whole lot I have to say on the subject. In fact, I didn't even know it was this day, until I logged onto Twitter and found out in similar fashion as I mentioned happened in the post I just …