It Takes Practice
For as long as I can remember I’ve heard the saying “Practice makes perfect.” While perfection is a lofty goal, the point is that to...
Coming Full Circle
Over the past year I’ve had some significant events that have altered my path of recovery. These events have forced me to take a hard...
Cultivating Hope
At one point in time I could barely define hope, let alone have it for myself. I had people around me telling me that there...
The Process
Recovery, like any skill that we have to work on, is a process. The keys are to show up, practice, be open to learn, and trust the process.
Digging Deeper
There is something about knowing yourself that can release us from bonds we don’t realize are keeping us imprisoned. In the recovery movement there are...
Doing the Right Things
There’s always a lot to examine when we look at doing the right things or doing things for the wrong reasons. Without the examination of...
All the Wrong Reasons
As I’ve been doing a lot of the work on me… not just work. Not just the surface stuff or the lighter kind of work...
The Plateaus of Life
This wild sort of thing happens sometimes when you’ve set goals and you’re making strides towards them, eventually, you’ll hit a plateau where that progress...
Expectation and Frustration
William Shakespeare is attributed to saying that “Expectation is the root of all heartache.” The Second Noble Truth of Buddhism is expressed as “Desire is...
Simplifying Life
On my ever expanding journey of recovery I’ve come to many crossroads and haven’t always gone in the right direction. That’s ok, I’m only human,...