Don’t Leave Before The Miracle Happens

Miracles Like Recovery Don’t Happen On Our Timeline When I speak in recovery circles, the first thing I admit is that I am no one chip wonder. I didn’t get sober once, twice, or even three times. I have been getting sober for 24 years. I got a year, then lost eight. I went to […]
Why Accountability Is The Key To My Recovery

Accountability Is What Makes My Recovery Work Accountability is something we all should know about and incorporate into our lives. It’s doing the right thing after you may have done the wrong thing For the purpose of this article, I’m writing about sponsorship in the program of Alcoholics Anonymous. I am not trying to convince […]
Understanding Emotional Triggers: Our Feelings Have Power

Everyone Has Emotional Triggers Emotional triggers can put you in a great mood, launch you into a state of rage, or set your recovery goals back to the stone age. I’m a person in long-term recovery. I practice emotional sobriety. I work with sponsors in two 12-step programs to help me get along peacefully with […]
How Do I Not Feel So Lonely?

Feeling Lonely Will Happen In Life So Learn To Manage It Now I knew that loneliness wasn’t good for you. Still, it surprised me to learn that feeling lonely ongoing can add to cognitive decline and ultimately be as dangerous as smoking cigarettes. I’m not making that up, there’s a study that says so. We […]
6 Ways To Feel Good With A Recovery Lifestyle

The Recovery Lifestyle Ensures More Happiness Less Pain Why should you consider adding some new thoughts and activities to your life in recovery? Take it from me, my life got significantly better when I stopped trying to be a part of a life and world that didn’t suit my sober life and I created an […]
How To Strengthen Your Emotional Health

Your emotional health will affect everything else in your life Your emotional health is the key to everything in your life, but you may not be aware of it. Ever notice how easy is it to laugh off a bad moment when you’re in a good place? On the other side of that coin, ever […]