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Start Where You Stand
Today I discovered a quote, hidden in a 2009 email written to myself, where I was struggling with drinking, moderating, and perhaps abstinence? Simply, it said: “Do not wait; the time will never be ‘just right.’Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command,and better tools will be […]
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FALLING INTO DARKNESS TO FIND THE LIGHT – Slipping but Not Sliding in my 3rd Year Sober
This is a story I hoped that I would never have to tell, but telling my story, the triumphs and the failures is the accountability that has helped me stay sober. Nine days ago, in my 3rd year sober, I slipped hard. I drank to a dangerous level, even though I have a toolbox full […]
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Sobriety Is About Filling the Void with Love
We sober up and sober up. Wonder why this keeps happening. Sometimes more help is needed. We act out because of past experiences we had way back as kids when we had no tools to reframe and heal. Imagine my surprise when I put down the bottle, got grief counseling and childhood experiences were entangled […]
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Easing out of the Battle to Stay Sober
I spent over 2 years battling with my addiction to booze and my drinking got worse before it got better. Over those 2 years of slipping while trying to stay sober, I ended up hating booze so much. Until the triggers happened and the cravings called. Then booze was once again my adult comforter. After […]
