By: Ben Rose “Ch-ch-ch-changes” David Bowie Change is inevitable. Good change, bad change, everything changes. In recovery, we hope that the changes are for the better. If we are working the steps correctly and taking the suggestions as written, the odds are that changes will be favorable, and at times, startling. The other day I…
Recovery is more than ‘not using.’ What changes did you have to make even after your stopped using? How did you overcome your ambivalence? How can you encourage someone today?
Relationships could be like the Kintsukuroi, where gold is used to repair damaged pottery and is considered more valuable with its brokenness but that doesn’t always happen in families.
By: Marilyn L. Davis I’ve Been Guilty of Shopping for Answers, Too I met with Gray Hawk daily. He had 34 years in recovery and was 74 years old, so not wasting time was important to him. I told him that there were conflicting suggestions given at a meeting I attended that day,…
By: Deb Palmer “We design our lives through the power of choices.”― Golden Flower ____ Choosing Our Fate Runs in the Family When my children were little, I offered choices like clean your room or scrub toilets, get along or spend the day pulling weeds. “You choose,” I’d say with a smile. Choices…