Category Archives: family

Processing pain and anger

When hurt, we want to retaliate, but that usually results in worse feelings and lowers our self-esteem. Yet we want to protect ourselves, which is healthy, but we carry our anger around like a shield and sword ready to destroy … Continue reading

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Money, career, family, faith

As of date, I still haven’t secured employment. I did go to City College yesterday to look into the EMT training program. Not doing it this semester, but am going to take an online class on audit. I just don’t … Continue reading

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Mom issues, hawks and clearing things up

 Our Higher Power intends that we come to depend on Him even more than we once depended on our mother. He daily offers us a relationship of even greater love and closeness than the one between mother and child. To … Continue reading

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Go with the Flow

I’ve been going with the flow: health, money, time and recovery. I do have an interview Monday for something really good. Recovery is a process. It is a gradual process, a healing process, and a spiritual process – a journey … Continue reading

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I went to Driving school

I have been off the blog for a while. I got really sick last week with a bad cold. Much better now. I went to Driving school. I did the FED Safe one for mature Drivers. I just emailed the … Continue reading

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Sobriety Anniversary

Today is my 22nd sobriety anniversary. 22 years, one day at a time. AA Got the alternator fixed. 800 dollars. Ouch! Gonna be honest. These celebrity deaths kind of get me. Sinead O’Connor singing Danny Boy It’s like you work … Continue reading

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Loveable

We Are LovableEven if the most important person in your world rejects you, you are still real, and you are still okay.  Codependent No More Do you ever find yourself thinking: How could anyone possibly love me? For many of us, … Continue reading

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Bits and Pieces

Brave blue boys (and women) fight for our freedom, fight against the enemy. Saved our land. Some came home; some didn’t. We throw a parade. They threw bullets and grenades. Their flesh and minds torn into bits and pieces. Our … Continue reading

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The new year and some thinking

So with 2023 coming up, I’ve been thinking about making some positive changes. I probably am going to start going to another meeting on Saturday mornings, like the online 7:30 meeting or the in person meeting at 9:30 and then … Continue reading

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First day of Autumn

We have a choice as to how we view the passage of time. We can look at it as a gift to be enjoyed, marking the transitions and cycles of life. Or we can think of time as a long, … Continue reading

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