Help and Be Helped
A man was settled on his flight, and they were preparing for takeoff. He had an aisle seat …
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Try Something New
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.
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How Running Saved Me
I think that exercise, in any form, is such an important part of recovery. No, it doesn’t mean you can’t be successful if you don’t exercise, but it definitely helps in assisting in the process. I tell many people that ‘running saved me’….well actually hitting rock bottom and seeking help saved me, but running has kept me focused on my recovery.
Continue Reading Why I Volunteer
In a world where prizes, inflation, and cost of living rise faster than warp speed while available monetary …
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Connecting Through Pages
I share pages with people, they show me their book, I show them mine and we learn from one another’s writing styles, which is symbolic of our collective journey. Swapping the similarities and differences. Finding correlating themes that we can examine together. Coming up with different ways to create relationships built through gripping literacy.
Continue Reading It Really Isn’t So Bad
I am reminded daily how much I have grown as a person in recovery. How things that used to be a big deal simply aren’t anymore. I suppose that is called being mature, prioritizing, or being an adult. Whatever you want to call it, it is a good place to be in life. I can remember when I was in the depths of my addiction, how everything seemed like it was the end of the world to me.
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