Today, December 11 marks the day Bill Wilson, co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, took his last drink in 1934 when he was 39 years old. After finishing a final beer, he entered Towns Hospital for the last trip to treatment. What he didn't know at the time was that on December 12 he would have a … Continue reading Happy Birthday, Mr. Bill Wilson
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November 30 – Giving Tuesday 2021
On November 30, 2021, companies and people will unite for a worldwide celebration of generosity. GivingTuesday is an opportunity for people around the world to come together through generosity in all its forms by sharing acts of kindness and giving their voice, time, money, goods, and advocacy to support communities and causes. Are you in? Plenty … Continue reading November 30 – Giving Tuesday 2021
Thanksgiving & Living Life
Happy Thanksgiving, first and foremost! Family - Food - Recovery + a tryptophan-induced coma = Serenity. 22nd sober Thanksgiving today. In November 2000, my roommates and I celebrated Thanksgiving together at our sober living home. I recall celebrating the weekend before so we could spend some time together. Our food was donated to us from … Continue reading Thanksgiving & Living Life
Time for Healing
Grateful for these subtle reminders that cross my newsfeed. Habit of focusing on other needless crap when in pain. Coming out of the fog, but truly need to focus on some prayer and meditation. Got myself into a little trouble last week. Not spiritually fit combined with an unnecessary lecture by someone I've never met … Continue reading Time for Healing
Gratitude Through Corona
Home bound for thirty days, I can see how blessed we are to face everything and recover. Our world has changed overnight. This blog does not imply I haven't grieved over the people who have lost lives or sudden changes to everyone's life. My sole purpose for this blog is to write about my recovery. It's nice … Continue reading Gratitude Through Corona