By: Ben Rose “Someday Somewhere We’ll find a new way of living We’ll find a way of forgiving…” “There’s a Place for Us”, from the 1957 Broadway musical West Side Story Excrement Occurs On 4/22/22, I turned 15. Not a chronological 15; I am far older than that. This date represents 15 years of…
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…
Those six weeks of treatment in 1988 opened my mind to the possibility of long-term recovery. I felt ready to embrace both losers and winners and be open-minded to what all of them had to say.
By: Ben Rose “Free your mind, and your ass will follow” – Funkadelic Stinking Thinking Gets You Closer to a Relapse Addictive thinking is a potential sign of relapse. While this isn’t a new concept for those in recovery, we must remember it. Changing addictive thinking and stinking thinking means replacing distorted and…
By: Marilyn L. Davis “Share with others what is working and not working and watch the magic happen in your life as you help others.”― Richie Norton Who Shares Matters – Or Does It? The addicted population is one of the most shortsighted groups regarding who we listen to and learn…