by admin | Feb 4, 2008 | AA, Recovery, Sobriety, Uncategorized
“We affirm and enjoy our intelligence, strengths and creativity, remembering not to hide these qualities from ourselves and others.” This is Step 6 of Charlotte Davis Kasl’s 16 Steps to Empowerment, published in Many Roads, One Journey: Moving Beyond...
by admin | Sep 17, 2007 | AA, Cravings for a Drink, Moderation, Recovery, Sobriety, Uncategorized
The meditation for today in Mark Nepo’s The Book of Awakening: Having the Life You Want by Being Present to the Life You Have is entitled, “The Lazy Susan Self”. Nepo describes the process of how we learn to show only certain parts of ourselves to...
by admin | Sep 4, 2007 | AA, Cravings for a Drink, Detox, Journal to Recovery, Moderation, Recovery, Sobriety, Uncategorized
While you were growing up, or even recently in a relationship, were you told that “you’re just too sensitive”? Or an old expression-“boy, do you have a chip on your shoulder!” Well, we are who we are, at least as children! Studies show...
by admin | Aug 15, 2007 | AA, Cravings for a Drink, Eating for Recovery, Health, Journal to Recovery, Moderation, Nutrition Issues, Recovery, Sobriety, Uncategorized
I felt so bad the other day after drinking instead of eating supper the night before! It was actually scary. While I was berating myself for so obviously causing myself my own misery, I remembered a chapter in nutritionist Frederick Beyerlein’s book, Drink as...
by admin | Jul 17, 2007 | AA, Cravings for a Drink, Detox, Medications, Moderation, Neurotransmitters, Nutrition Issues, Recovery, Sobriety, Uncategorized
From The Edge Effect-Eric R. Braverman, MD ¨The classic example of a biochemically based addiction is alcoholism. Faced with an excess or deficiency of dopamine, some people will begin to self-medicate, using alcohol to quiet their brain. Alcoholics usually attribute...
