Tag Archives: alcoholism

Making Peace with the Past

Posted on November 14, 2017 by Lori Crockett

Yes, we have to accept the past, as we cannot change it. But we can study it for wisdom, look into it for truth, examine it for understanding. Look at the past with open eyes. Try to see all the … Continue reading →

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Go Deeper

Posted on August 9, 2017 by Lori Crockett

There is depth,
underneath the surface,
unfamiliar,
untapped,
underused. Continue reading →

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Dirty Words in Recovery

Posted on March 25, 2016 by Lori Crockett

Acceptance and expectations–two dirty words we hear a lot in the rooms of recovery. Both embody concepts most of us are quite uncomfortable with. We don’t want to accept the way things are, instead we want things to be the … Continue reading →

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The Spirituality of Addiction by Maria Mooney

Posted on March 3, 2016 by Lori Crockett

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 →

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NA’s Just for Today, adapted for a wider recovery audience

Posted on February 24, 2016 by Lori Crockett

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 →

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Awesome meeting this morning!

Posted on February 12, 2016 by Lori Crockett

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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The Future in my Past

Posted on February 3, 2016 by Lori Crockett

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 →

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Powerlessness

Posted on February 3, 2016 by Lori Crockett

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 →

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