Take a minute ... read a few short stories.
There may be some small part of one of the following stories that resonates with you, something that helps make sense of your situation. What I've written is from my personal experiences and observations. Hopefully there will be something that helps you connect. In that connection is a seed. We can help make that seed grow.
You can enjoy who you are.
You can become who you were meant to be.
Check The Bed
It's the frustration. Why do the simple things get to me? I know the old line about don't sweat the small things but it's a small things that get to me...
An Addict Oh Well
There is absolutely nothing wrong with being an addict. In fact there is a great deal of energy and determination involved...
False Hope
Two words. Two very different meanings. Usually touching each other. Spoken together meaning one thing. That was my drinking. False hope...
The Fridge
I am home alone.I am bored.I am hungry It is a mindless state of being, like floating in a void.Im not really thinking.I'm not really doing...
Universal Zero
Rock bottom is an odd term. I remember thinking back on my recovery or recoveries and what really made me think about getting sober...
Leap of Faith
To me, recovery is a leap of faith, like diving into a lake at night.It's pitch black,there is no horizon. I look above ...
Alone
I'm thinking about loneliness. The idea of being without someone.Maybe even being without myself. I think loneliness is one of the most destructive things out there ...
Loathing
I wondered, what is the use of sobering up if I am still going to be myself.It's an odd concept,but I remember speaking to a counselor once. I said to her ...