Browsing all posts in July, 2009.

Know Your Limitations

There is some irony to the title in my opinion, because drinking and using puts so many more limitations on your life than being clean and sober. However, I still think it’s important to know your limitations in sobriety. By this, I mean knowing when you could put yourself in a bad situation that could [...]

Are All Meetings Created Equal?

Some people might feel that whatever meeting you go to the point is, you are at a meeting. However, this does not address an issue that comes up time and time again: some people stop going to meetings. Sometimes these people used to go all the time. What makes people stop going to meetings? How [...]

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-07-25

Sometimes in sobriety you get these moments of pure joy when you see what is vs. what might have been and you are utterly grateful #
Starbucks testing selling booze alongside frappacinos? Next think they'll be asking if you want a shot in your coffee. Weird. #

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Top’o the Morning to Ya

A story was out today that Starbucks is testing the selling of alcoholic beverages – although they are also testing a re-branding of special stores for it (called 15th Avenue Coffee and Tea) – they’ll add poetry readings and live music (sheesh – the nineties are calling and they want their ideas back).
The word is [...]

Intervention by Example

I’m a firm believe that the best intervention occurs when people who are abusing substances see you changing in sobriety. You really don’t have to say much. It’s important never to be smug or condescending – or act like the worst kind of ex-anything (we all know how ex-smokers are often the worst complainers about [...]