I knew it was only a matter of time until my sobriety would be tested in the face of bad news, or a difficult situation, or a major life stress. She has cancer, again. We met in college. We’ve been there for each other through all the milestones of life, celebrating, supporting, crying, and laughing. While we live too far from one another to just … Continue reading The 7:30 pm call….
Last night I prepared dinner for myself while my family was off doing other things. I love to cook! I love reading recipes, and changing them. Sometimes I follow them exactly as written one time and, based upon the results, I make my own tweaks and changes the next time I make it. I also love looking in my fridge and pulling together a meal … Continue reading Human cravings…
… or does it? I’ve never liked reading those words in advertising. Whatever they were selling, it never seemed to fit ME. I’m not sure who “all” is, but it isn’t me. This morning I reflected on several conversations I’ve had this week with people in and out of AA; all of whom are supportive and encouraging of my journey of sobriety, health and rediscovering … Continue reading One Size Fits All…
When my mother died 9 years ago I started drinking every night to shut out the voices. To dull the ache of mourning. To escape the pain. Of the many things I mourned in losing my mother, the one I mourned the most, was losing her memories. Her perspective. Her stories. She was the keeper of family stories, including those of my father’s family. I … Continue reading 3,285
She went to a party on Friday night. I went to one on Saturday. We were both the designated drivers which made it easy to say “no” when offered a drink. She arrived well after the party started and guests were already drunk and doing things they would regret the next day. I arrived at the start and watched as several guests consumed too much … Continue reading Through another’s eyes
I dropped my stone into the bottle this morning, one day at a time. When I turned on the computer I was amazed to see that I’d already had 21 views before 7am! I confess I felt a little like Julie in the movie Julie & Julia, “I have readers!” she exclaimed. Well, I don’t think of you as readers, I think of you as … Continue reading Feeding our Souls
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