Alcohol worked for a while as a way to self-medicate, until the price to pay was too high A person who has desperately needed hope, knows like no other, the power of visible recovery and the hope that is generated from knowing you’re not alone. That there is a...
Karen and Eddie’s story “Who do we turn to? Who do we go to?” These are some of the questions Karen and Eddie asked themselves when their oldest daughter showed signs of addiction. They went through shock, anger and loneliness, constantly wondering where they had...
I didn't think I was ready. I didn't have all my t's crossed and i's dotted for an important conversation last night. Thankfully, spending time with someone who reminded me that by talking it through with her again and again ... and again would help me get ready. She...
Found my bench later than usual today. We lost power last night and it hasn’t been restored yet I missed the sunrise but I have a personal challenge for myself going on - to sit, breathe and pray on all the benches on the East End; so I take a picture of the one I’m...
i go to east end by way of woodford's street to back cove and this morning, this view greeted me as i came up over the crest i couldn't NOT stop to take a picture, it literally took my breath away with a "wow" that unconsciously came out of my mouth i just stood there...
shiny objects are irrelevant when you have a north star this morning after finding my bench, looking straight out it was dark and foggy but to the right was a very large ... "thing" with big bright fog lights on i was distracted by the very large thing floating with...
our sabbath - a day of rest, recharge or reconnect whatever is needed to add some goodness to my 'tank' - sometimes it's pulling the shades and spending a whole entire day watching disney movies and eating popcorn sometimes it's putting the finishing touches on an...
Years ago, I told a friend that I couldn’t meditate. My brain wasn’t capable, I thought. I can’t focus like that. And that friend asked, “Do you know how to worry?” Well, of course I know how to worry! “Then you know how to meditate,” she said. “It’s just that you’re...
a view from here in this recovery life today - sitting on a bench on the east end prom, reflecting on my yesterday and a moment of grace. that brief instance when some thing, some one, some event steps in to redirect the path I'm headed down yesterday morning i was...
This morning from my bench the clouds were low and didn't clear as the sun came up. As I waited to see the sun, I was aware of what was brightened as a result of the light from the sun even though I couldn't see the sun itself. It actually made everything around it so...
A new dawn and a new day. Sometimes I feel in control of my day - the logistics, the actions that I need to take that align with my intentions for the day. And some times my day controls me - usually when emotions are involved. That was yesterday. From -- >...
My view for today ... what a difference an inch makes. After I sat on my bench, I closed my eyes and took a deep breath, when I opened my eyes, the sky was murky, dark gray, storm brewing type of dark. As I started to shift my gaze the from left to right (Falmouth to...