There are tools that are always put in place, no matter what aspect of life we're looking at, in order to remember bits and pieces -- some good, and some bad.

This is the first week, in two years, that I have worked a full-time schedule. I have had the benefit of being able to keep my job for the past three years, because the position I hold allows me to keep my job, so long as I have worked one eight-hour shift every thirty days. Primarily, for the past year and a half, that's exactly... Read More

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"Alcohol is a great remover of things - it can remove stains, it can remove relationships, it can remove homes, it can remove life." Rick H. said this at a meeting once. He was one of the people I really admired in early sobriety. Unfortunately, he didn't make it back from his relapse.

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NEED REMINDING?

I call them remember when’s, you can call them whatever you want. I am living in one of those periods.

This past week, I journalled about a phone call from a young fellow who asked me if I could help get his Dad to stop drinking. The voice has haunted me. Last night we took his... Read More

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Impact on Family and Dad May Die

This week, I think I’ve gone through the most impactful and emotional occurrence of my recovery journey.

I have watched Death several times as people start, and then leave the journey to a better life. Addictions are a terrible disease. They kill. So does the i... Read More

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