FOUND A NEW FREEDOM – TRAVELING
Driving across the United States was always a dream of mine, but I never prioritized it, I never made it [...]
FOUND A NEW FREEDOM – HOBBIES
When I entered recovery I became free from the obsession to drink; to say it was anything short of a [...]
COMMITMENT IS KEY – HALFS, AND FULLS, AND TRIS…OH MY!
In the 9th or 10th mile of my first half-marathon my hips fell apart, but I kept hearing my girlfriend's [...]
COMMITMENT IS KEY – A YEAR OF WORKOUTS
I’m one of those people who is perpetually slightly overweight. I have an athletic build. When I was a kid [...]
EARLY SOBRIETY & HOLIDAY HINTS – EXPECTATIONS ARE FUTURE RESENTMENTS
My first sober New Year’s Eve was pretty awful. Sobriety is not about being alone on the couch. I was [...]
EARLY SOBRIETY & HOLIDAY HINTS – HAVE A PLAN
I remember attending a surprise birthday party for one of my close civilian friends. I went knowing the party was [...]
EARLY SOBRIETY & HOLIDAY HINTS – WHAT SHOULD I DO WITH MY HANDS?
Attending any party in early sobriety was tough for me, but parties around the holidays seemed more difficult. It felt [...]
EARLY SOBRIETY & HOLIDAY HINTS – LIVE ON THE GIVE
In life, there is a lot of give and take. Live on the give. I heard this from a friend [...]
EARYL SOBRIETY & HOLIDAY HINTS – BUILD A SNOWMAN
In my first 90 days I was between homes and living at my friend’s parents’ house. It didn’t take me [...]
SHARE POST, NOT BLOG POST
Okay. Yes. This is a blog. But we look at it as a safe place to share...hence the name. If [...]