A Day in the Life of a Recovering Alcoholic
I started this blog to begin with to try to get my story out there and help as many people as I could. As it turns out, it does little good to be writing to myself, so I have spent many months researching, taking courses, and updating my blog to learn how to reach as many people as I can. I also wanted to make a point to show how real it gets. The more I look around online to what people are posting, making videos about, etc, I have determined that I want to be as real as possible…because how else will you be able to relate to me? I have included in my website, not just my blog posts to relay my story, but also anything and everything I am passionate about and want to be able to help people with. With almost 7 years of sobriety under my belt, I know a little something, then again I really know nothing at all. So, that means we will be going through this life thing together. I will continue to share my experience, strength, and hope, being as real as possible, and hope you will do the same. Whether you relate to being an alcoholic or not, I believe anyone can benefit from the the program that I work. So here’s to trudging this road to Happy Ever…[you fill in the blank].
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(Not) Good Enough
Something that has been coming up some lately for me has been not feeling good enough. This is a feeling that I have had since childhood from messages that were given to me, needing to show perfection in every aspect of my life, and the demands that were put on me at...
Merry Mess
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12th Step Work
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God Winks
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Living in the Moment
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Why did I decide to start blogging?
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