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Would You Rather Be Right or Happy?

You’ve probably heard this saying – that an alcoholic is someone who would rather be right than happy.  I remember the bad old days when it was so important for me to be right, more right than anyone else, and if I were proven wrong I would feel a flush of shame and embarrassment.
It’s interesting [...]

Don’t You Hate It When…

Oh, the list could go on and on and on, especially if I’m in the mood to find fault and complain.   We know when we are being hypercritical.  Simple misunderstandings become pointed attacks on us.  It think it’s important to “review” those times when you totally flip out on someone or some event. For me, [...]

Road Rage

I’m only talking about road rage because it’s one of those triggers for me – some jerk who should give up his license is ruining my day! Get off the road!
But really, isn’t road rage just an expression of other issues?  Hair-trigger temper? Impatience?  You ever notice things like road rage only kick in when [...]

Hungry, Angry…

Anyone who has been around people in 12 step recovery knows the next two: Lonely, Tired…
I think lonely is particularly important because feeling lonely leads to feeling sorry for yourself and we all know feeling sorry for yourself leads to all sorts of bad ideas.
But loneliness is not necessarily how many people you know or [...]