Do you have trouble letting go? ___ I have a problem with hanging onto things too long. One summer when I was a teenager, I went with a friend and his family to Kalamalka Lake in British Columbia. On the lake, there is a spot with a high cliff face and an overhanging tree swing. … More 5 Ways That Will Help You To Let Go of the Past
Each decision is an opportunity to experience life in a new way; to learn and grow, to find out who you are and what you would like to do in this life. Each path is strewn with opportunities – despite the outcome. Susan Jeffers, Feel the Fear, p. 114 This is taken from a recent … More Fear and Recovery: What You Can Do When Fear Has You Fenced In
Your grouch stands between you and the life that you want to live. ___ You have one. We all do. He is never quiet. And he hates the limelight. He delights in mistakes, missteps and missed opportunities. He dwells in the depths and loves the trash bins of your life. Who is this mysterious person? … More Recovery and Your Inner Grouch
11 Ways that getting it wrong is the path to getting it right ___ Failure. It’s a scary topic. It brings the strongest to our knees and makes each of us question whether we will get up and try again. Yet we do just that, again and again. Why do we do it? Why do … More How Failure Can Teach You to do Pretty Much Everything Better
Depression can feel like hell. It is an internal prison with no key and a lock made of your own thoughts. It’s a prison that you carry your prison with you wherever you go. For most of last year, I was held down by a depression that twisted it’s way through my mind. My first … More My Journey Through Depression
The most important moment in recovery is BEFORE you make a change. ___ The moments before you make a change are the most important ones. The moments before you make a change are the most important ones. What do you think about this? Before you decide to quit alcohol, or reduce your substance use, or … More Moments Count in Our Recovery
The work of recovery is growing up. Don’t fear, this guide will help you to understand the 8 tasks of maturity. ___ Recovery is not all that it is promised. You hope for freedom from addiction, release from mood swings, and relief from cravings and what I call the Spiny Toothed Mad Man. Recovery, it … More The Wide Road of Recovery: Maturity and Recovery
Understanding addiction will help you to understand recovery. ___ Everything you know about addiction may be wrong. But not because of science, and not because I know things that you don’t. Sometimes our minds search for simple answers and as a result, we get it wrong. Everything you know about addiction may be wrong. But … More What is Addiction and What is it Not?
Creativity is not just for artists. If you are in recovery, you need to be more creative. And hint: it’s not about art. ___ Creativity has much to teach us about recovery. As a writer, the ideas are not flowing these days. This time last year, I had more ideas than hours in the day. … More What Creativity Can Teach Us About Recovery
Recovery is not about how much you know, it is about finding yourself again. ___ Headlines are exploding. Britain is leaving the European Union. (I had to be educated about this Brexit means Britain-Exit) There is a gun control sit-in happening in Washington. Bathrooms are a war zone. Guns seem to be everywhere. Should you be concerned? … More Recovery, Brexit and Finding Yourself
Getting High on Recovery 