Boomerang Love

I’m realizing it now more than ever, as I sit here alone drinking my green tea with my dog at my side, we are all feeling lonely.  We need each other.  We are caught up in the humdrum of life and are neglecting the more important pieces- relationships, conversations, lingering.  We need to be more […]

Step Eleven: Meditation

Meditation is something that I have been doing for many years.  In 2006 I was severely depressed.  My thoughts were running a muck.  “I’m ugly, I should die, no one likes me, I have no friends”  these were thoughts that were on repeat in my mind.  I really started believing the second thought.  Suicide felt […]

Letting Go of Old Ideas

I was at an AA meeting yesterday and the topic was “Letting Go of Old Ideas”.  I had a lot to say about this.  The first thing that came to my mind was Fear of Authority.  Every time someone tells me, “Hey, can I talk to you for a second,” and they bring me into […]

On Staying Sober

 Some people think that if an alcoholic goes to a meeting or goes to rehab or gets a sponsor then they will automatically, like magic, get sober.  That is nothing further from the truth.  In order to get sober, alcoholics need to do much more.  Going to meetings and getting a sponsor are mere jumping […]