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Last weekend I was able to attend the Freedom from Bondage Conference that comes to this area every March. I’ve been attending it ever since I was living in this area, the first being when I was a resident of a halfway house here in town back in 2014. It meant a lot to me then, but means so much more to me as each year progresses. It is a conference about carrying the message of “Alcoholics Anonymous” into prisons and jails around the country, trying to help as many people as
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Life in a photo album
You know those photo albums from yesteryear? The ones where you pasted actual printed out pictures from an actual camera? Where you took the time and care with each picture you took, being extremely intentional with what pictures you were taking and when and how many and then taking the time to put them in these said photo albums for memories? And then going back through that same photo album years later and getting a sense of love and memory of the event all over again? I wa
Mar 253 min read
Driving in the fast lane…continued
I can’t help but to continue this topic, as it has been on my mind a lot. Several thoughts have consumed me around the ability to drive again. For one, just the freedom in it. Something that most of us just don’t think about on a daily basis if you have never not been able to drive (not had a license and/or vehicle to drive). That freedom is indescribable. And even though I’ve been sober for many years, it almost feels like that same kind of freedom from when I first got sobe
Mar 204 min read
Grace and Perfectionism: How do these go together?
Ahh, the age-old topic of perfectionism, something that I feel like we are hearing more and more about these days. What does it mean and how does it relate to me? Perfectionism: relentless drive for flawlessness, setting excessively high often unattainable standards, and engaging in overly critical self-evaluations. Yes, yes, and more yes. I didn’t know what this word meant when I was a child but boy, did I experience it and continue to ever since. I heard it from everyone ar
Mar 163 min read
