Arts and music do not have to be done by famous people who earn their money with it or have incredible talent. It can be done by anybody who would like to express himself. Just be creative and think about ways to show your thoughts to others instead of writing them down.
Continue Reading I remember during my times in addiction “same ol’” was exactly was I was wanting. I wanted nothing to change, everything to stay the same, and all my life to keep moving along within my comfort zone. We always say that alcoholics and addicts hate two things the most: Anything changing and anything staying the same. I didn’t even want to move a piece of furniture around since it disturbed my internal harmony of things needing to stay the same.
Continue Reading In a world where prizes, inflation, and cost of living rise faster than warp speed while available monetary …
Continue Reading I’m one of the lake people. I love to take a boat out on Kentucky Lake in the summer and just jump in the water. It may not be the cleanest water on earth, but a shower will take care of it and I try not to drink it. I just love the feeling of nature by choosing the lake and the sunshine.
Continue Reading Being a victim is just the problem that I can’t grow out of it until I admit that it’s not the doctor’s fault that I suffer, not my parent’s either, not society’s fault, not God’s fault, or whoever might be on my list at times. I have to admit, that it’s my own responsibility to break out of this cycle and do something pro-active about my disease in order to grow.
Continue Reading When thinking about activities most people forget that relaxing is a needed form of spending time. Self-care in recovery is very important. You want to make sure to always get enough sleep and rest in general. Sometimes it’s just a great day to lie in a hammock in the backyard and read a book, be under the umbrella by the pool watching people having fun, or sitting in a street cafe with a latte or cappuccino with the world going by.
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