Browsing all posts in March, 2010.

Practice These Principles in All Our Affairs

One thing that becomes crystal clear as you move through the steps in sobriety is this: the steps are not just about staying sober one day at a time, they are about living life with integrity on a daily basis. Most societies thrive when they have strong principles for how we interact with one another.  [...]

Happy Birthday to Me

OK this is a BIRTH birthday (grin).  There was a time I would get really depressed on my birthday, usually because I would do what I like to call a Sledgehammer Inventory.  This is quite different from a 12-step inventory.  It is, in fact, exactly what it sounds like – a sort of beating down [...]

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-27

Edie Falco, star of Nurse Jackie, tells CBS news her own battle with alcoholism helped make it a more authentic character http://ow.ly/1pE0C # Powered by Twitter Tools

When Was the Last Time You…

Imagine how differently you would approach each day if you asked yourself a series of questions at the start of the day: When was the last time I told the people I  interact with on a daily basis, “Thank you” for some gesture, kindness, or task? When did I last stop moving, talking, and thinking [...]

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-20

St. Patrick's Day can be difficult for people in recovery. Avoid the madness of what seems to mainly be a celebration of binge drinking. # How much of life is experienced a certain way because of my (mis)perceptions? Do I read too much into things? Sometimes stuff just happens # RT @ondrugaddiction: Today I will [...]