Category Archives: recovery
Coming Into Recovery
There were times in our lives when we knew we were touched by an unseen hand, when we knew we were saved by something beyond ourselves, when we recognized a force greater than ourselves that had us in its loving … Continue reading
Posted in 12 steps, alchoholism, gratitude, love, recovery, sobriety
Tagged addiction, asking for help, guidance, prayer, purpose, recovery, surrender, unconditional love
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The Spirituality of Addiction by Maria Mooney
This is an article originally published in 2012, by Maria Mooney. With her permission I am posting it again because it deserves another reading. She discusses the connection between addiction and spirituality so well. Her bio is posted below her … Continue reading
Good Advice for Recovery
Some sayings I’ve heard in the rooms and found helpful… The Bible says, “And it shall come to pass.” Not, “And it shall come to stay.” Expect nothing. Blame no one. Do something. A problem shared is a problem halved. … Continue reading
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Tagged forgiveness, growth, healing, live in the solution, prayers
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The Needle and the Damage Done
Neil Young said it so well… I’m posting this today for the many we have lost to this vicious disease… May you travel on in peace… Lori C. I caught you knockin’ at my cellar door I love you, baby, … Continue reading
Posted in grief, recovery
Tagged addiction, death, drugs, heroin, intraveneous drug use, substance abuse
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NA’s Just for Today, adapted for a wider recovery audience
I have found a short list of affirmations from pages 4 and 5 of the NA White Booklet, Narcotics Anonymous, (copyright 1976, 1983, 1986 by Narcotics Anonymous World Services, Inc.) to be a wonderful daily affirmation for recovery, and have … Continue reading
Awesome meeting this morning!
Awesome meeting this morning! Good, honest, “tell it like it is” recovery… Sharing from the heart and from our experiences… from our joy, from our pain… what we’ve learned what we’ve gained what hold us up now what held us … Continue reading
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Tagged 12 step meetings, alcoholism, grief, loss, love, recovery, sobriety
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The Future in my Past
I always wondered what happened to a man I met at a Trailways bus station over forty years ago. I was thirteen at the time and I was running away from home again. This was in the seventies and it … Continue reading
Powerlessness
I am powerless over many things… Alcohol Playmates and playgrounds. I am powerless over nicotine and caffeine cheesecake and cheese doodles. I’m powerless over sugar and bread, and sometimes even the voices in my head. Once my monkey brain has … Continue reading
Grief and Gratitude
In the rooms we often say “Gratitude is an action.” In remembering those who have gone on before me, I express my gratitude for those I have loved and lost. I choose to feel the gratitude that comes from grief … Continue reading
Why I’ve Started this Blog
After long and careful thought, and much soul searching and prayer, I’ve made a decision to share with others through this blog my personal involvement in recovery and my own story of sobriety. In my personal life I spend many hours … Continue reading
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Tagged 12 steps, growth, recovery, serenity, sobriety, unconditional love
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