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I think that sometimes we lose sight of what this holiday is really about. I just wanted to take a moment to thank all those that have served in our military.

Thank you

Weird question I guess but in my opinion there is nothing more important to someone’s recovery than being self aware.

Think of how it used to be. You went through life numbing out every inkling of self awareness so that you wouldn’t have to face your true thoughts and feelings.

I think that overcoming that need to block out your true thoughts and feelings sums up what recovery is all about. So with that said… are you self aware? Read the rest of this entry »

I truly can’t believe it but it’s already time for Mother’s Day again. The year has gone by so quickly but it has also brought so many changes.

Last year my Happy Mother’s Day post was about my own mother and the importance of a mother’s support and understanding for her child in their recovery.

This year I wanted to talk about how much my own role of a mother has improved now that I am further into my addiction recovery. Read the rest of this entry »

In recovery there is a great saying “Easy Does It But Do It”. I always understood what this saying meant but I never really applied it to my life.

I was living under the assumption that things always have a way of working themselves out. Which is true… if you do your part.

Since we work on our ability to accept the things we cannot change we should surer than shit be working on the other part to that which is having the courage to change the things we can. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s never nice to think about but when you are an addict your top priority, and sometimes your only priority, is drugs. Finding them, affording them, doing them, feeling their effects, coming down off them…finding them again.

Once you are no longer in active addiction you’re able to take a clear look at what the important things are in your life. A clear head and a better understanding of yourself will drastically change what you consider as your top priorities in life.

My suggestion is to rebuild what your priorities are in your recovery and…keep it simple. Read the rest of this entry »

Anyone who has gone through very early recovery can tell you that at first everything seems like it will just fall into place. You have stopped your physical addiction and have been working on your mental addiction. You are walking around in your pink cloud and life is good. And then…

Well, and then you realize that things aren’t just going to get better on their own. You have not miraculously become the person you’ve always wanted to be. Are you ready to do something about that? Read the rest of this entry »

It’s so funny that when everything is going smoothly that I strain my brain for something to write about and usually come up short.

It makes perfect sense, I write to express my feelings and problems. When my feelings are copacetic and there aren’t any major problems what am I supposed to say?

I guess I could say that last year around this time I was still in very early recovery. I never dreamed that I could feel the peace of mind that I do at this very moment. Not without drugs anyway.

But here I am. Happy, healthy, easy going, responsible, goofy and for the first time since I can remember…excited about life.

That’s about it for today.

I had another one of those great Sundays. The kind of Sunday when it’s rainy out and you spend the day putting around the house doing this and that. You get to the little tasks that you’ve been too busy to get to.

You know, the kind that really recharges your batteries and make you able to tackle Monday morning.

See, it used to be that Sunday was my day for dying on the couch. I would have mixed alcohol with Oxy’s on Saturday night and my body would be recovering from being poisoned. It usually guaranteed a wasted Sunday. Read the rest of this entry »

You know what is weird? In a professional sense I welcome change. I’m open to procedure changes and I stay positive and try to keep others positive. Why then, in my personal life do I sometimes get so sad about change?

This topic has come up in my head tonight because I was reading a post by The Junkie’s Wife called Zombie Love which was talking about her missing some of the way things used to be. Me, already being down tonight (as seen in this The Write Thought Post called Feelings Suck Sometimes) was brought to tears over this post.

Sometimes I just get a little overwhelmed when I think about how much in my life has changed. I don’t give into thinking about this often because it usually ends up with me feeling sad but tonight…it has gotten the best of me.

I figured the healthiest thing for me to do would be to write about this. Lucky you…you get to read about it. Read the rest of this entry »

Valentine’s Day is a day made for love.

Take a moment today and think about all of the people in your life that you love.

It doesn’t matter if they are here or passed…take a moment and think about them today.

Happy Valentine’s Day to all those that I love…including myself.