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Sep182017

Justifiable Anger???

Embracing Sobriety, Spiritual PrinciplesBy RickSeptember 18, 2017Leave a comment

Yes, I know better. But sometimes I make the mistake of watching the news. Though I swore off drinking 11+ years ago, each time I take a broadcast I get served a toxic cocktail—one-part Anger, one-part Hatred, two-parts Outrage and a splash of Victimhood. In no time, I am on an emotional bender. Anger and…

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Apr162017

Failures into Lessons

Embracing Sobriety, Slices of Life, Spiritual PrinciplesBy RickApril 16, 20171 Comment

My last bipolar manic episode was what my 94-year-old mother would call a “doozey.” (Sure, my Facebook analytics tell me my followers skew Millennial. Perhaps I should express myself in emojis and f-bombs. But I am guessing there isn’t a little icon or string of profanity that could properly describe an episode that still has…

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Mar122017

Live and Let Live!

Embracing SobrietyBy RickMarch 12, 2017Leave a comment

Is it “Live and Let Live” or should it be “Love Unconditionally and Let Live?” Anyone who has been to enough 12-step meetings has seen the slogans on the wall: “Easy Does It,” “But for the Grace of God,” “Think, Think, Think,” “First Things First,” and of course “Live and Let Live.” Over the next…

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Feb192017

The Power of Silence

Embracing Sobriety, Spiritual PrinciplesBy RickFebruary 19, 20171 Comment

Once again I was wrong. Once again it was due to my over-inflated belief that my way is the only way. Once again the error of my way was spoken to my heart in a moment of silence. You can call it God, Universal Power, The Inner Guide, Your Higher Self or whatever you please.…

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Feb22017

Self-Help vs. Selfless-Help: The Key to Sobriety

Embracing Sobriety, Spiritual PrinciplesBy RickFebruary 2, 20172 Comments

I did it again. Slick ad on Facebook. A play to my reoccurring feeling of brokenness. A catchy title. Click… PayPal… Click. Three days later it was in my mailbox. Another self-help tome hoping to find a home in my already overcrowded bookshelf. Before it was shelved I read the first four chapters… not bad……

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Dec182016

Hope is Found Here???

Embracing SobrietyBy RickDecember 18, 20162 Comments

At a 12-step home group I regularly attend there is a prominently displayed sign at the front of the room: “Hope is Found Here.” Really? I was in-and-out of rooms of recovery for over 14 years. Relapse after relapse left me despairing, discouraged and hopeless. Though I appreciate the sentiment, my experience leads me to…

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Aug212016

Heaven is NOW!

Embracing Sobriety, Spiritual PrinciplesBy RickAugust 21, 20161 Comment

As critical as I can be, I actually have very few beefs with organized religion. Sure there are adherents who commit ridiculous, even horrific acts in the name of brand they follow. But I attribute that that to mankind’s unfortunate propensity to twist the good into the out-and-out bad. Putting the most egregious example of this—terrorism—to…

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Jul252016

The Importance of Steps 6 & 7

Embracing SobrietyBy RickJuly 25, 2016Leave a comment

He was three years “sober.” After running a hose from the tailpipe of his truck into the trailer where he lived he started the engine, laid in bed and closed his eyes. An hour later he was roused from a carbon monoxide-induced slumber by his cat scratching at his face. The thought to live flickered.…

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