In September 2014, I was diagnosed with stage three cancer, and by the time I was done with two major surgeries and four rounds of intense chemo, my brain was fried. I couldn’t concentrate and was full of fog if I tried. I was starting to work part-time and couldn’t do much before feeling a […]
On February 12th, 1994, I was 17 years old and living in a halfway house in Opelousas, Louisiana, when I decided to do something different. I wasn’t deciding to stay sober for the rest of my life; I didn’t even think I had five years in the future as a certainty. The day before, I […]
In September 2014, I was diagnosed with stage three cancer, and by the time I was done with two major surgeries and four rounds of intense chemo, my brain was fried. I couldn’t concentrate and was full of fog if I tried. I was starting to work part-time and couldn’t do much before feeling a […]
In September 2014, I was diagnosed with stage three cancer, and by the time I was done with two major surgeries and four rounds of intense chemo, my brain was fried. I couldn’t concentrate, and I was full of fog if I tried. I was starting to work part-time and couldn’t do much before feeling […]
Today I celebrate 28 years without drugs and alcohol. There is a lot I want to say about this year since it feels like so much has happened. I feel restricted by how I want to say it because of how little I’ve been writing these last few months. I have stared at that first […]
I remember when my first year of sobriety was approaching, I couldn’t wait to go to all the different AA meetings I went to and collect coins, share my tremendous invaluable wisdom, and be accepted by AA since at the time I was just some dirtbag teenager who hadn’t drank as much as the adults […]
Meditation for June 26th, 2016 Sobriety Date Chinese Zodiac To continue our meditations on 12-step recovery orientated topics, we will discuss how the year you were born is also a huge tool in helping you learn what kind of sobriety you will have. We now go to the Chinese zodiac wheel for inspiration and insight. […]
Meditation for June 25th, 2016 Sobriety Date Horoscopes When we are born, we are born when the stars are in certain positions in the sky, and these positions of star constellations dictate our character and personality. We can look at the time and date of your birth and use the astrological sciences to foresee how […]
Meditation for April 14th, 2016 Spiritual Gossip The etymology of the word gossip is derived from old English from the words godmother or sponsor. It literally meant God relative. This is the person that shared the news of the whole family. Nowadays gossip is looked upon as a character defect or a sin. It is […]