by admin | Nov 18, 2010 | AA, Addictions, Cravings for a Drink, Detox, Journal to Recovery, Moderation, Recovery, Sobriety, Spirituality and Addictions, Uncategorized
Geez, some “spiritual” people are so judgmental of those of us with addictions. Of course, New Age devotees very often are not free of the self-righteousness and addiction to perfection of the traditional Christian denominations that they were raised in...
by admin | Nov 17, 2010 | AA, Addictions, Cravings for a Drink, Journal to Recovery, Moderation, Recovery, Sobriety, Uncategorized
I well remember the pressure of making sure that “Santa” knew what each of my children really wanted most, and cooking all the favorite special holiday dishes that everyone counted on. This, while cleaning, decorating, sending greeting cards. . . To keep...
by admin | Nov 2, 2010 | AA, Addictions, Detox, Health, Moderation, Recovery, Sobriety, Uncategorized
A panel of experts from the Independent Scientific Committee on Drugs, in England, made the assessment that in looking at the entire picture of the damage that is caused by drug abuse-including the physical, psychological problems and their effects on the family and...
by admin | Oct 29, 2010 | AA, Cravings for a Drink, Detox, Medications, Moderation, Recovery, Sobriety, Uncategorized
A few years ago, the respected French cardiologist Dr Olivier Ameisen, who had served as the official physician to the prime minister and a recipient of the Légion d’Honneur, wrote a book about his self-medicating path to recovery from a severe case of...
by admin | Mar 10, 2008 | AA, Detox, Journal to Recovery, Moderation, Recovery, Sobriety, Uncategorized
Years ago, it was embarrassing enough to realize I had called someone the night before after too many drinks, but at least I embarrassed myself with only one person at a time. Nowadays, it’s way too easy to hit “reply all” to work email in an...
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...
