Comforting Words

Comforting Words

I have never felt comfortable at funerals. Perhaps no one does—unless they work in the funeral home. For me, funerals were always difficult occasions to attend, even before I started drinking. I had avoided them at all costs because of those awful feelings of...
No More Bad Days

No More Bad Days

There are many pitfalls to avoid in addiction recovery. Hanging out on old playgrounds with old playmates, allowing life situations to distract us from what we need to do to stay sober, or, here’s a big one… handling emotions that have been “frozen” for years. What a...
Letters from Jesus

Letters from Jesus

I cannot tell you how happy I was when I got my first letter from Jesus! I kept staring at the envelope, smiling, and shaking my head. He wrote to me! How cool is that? As I opened the envelope, I made sure not to rip the address. Jesus moves around a lot, and I...
Not Cocky. Confident!

Not Cocky. Confident!

Among the many things I’ve heard in recovery is that my sobriety is something I should guard very carefully, even though I’ve been sober for many years now. That makes perfect sense to me, since my sobriety is one of the greatest possessions I have. But after so many...
The Gift of Encouragement

The Gift of Encouragement

The pandemic was in full swing, and all of us were pretty much isolated. Most of us were scared, thousands were dying, and there was no end in sight as COVID-19 took the world by storm. I was grateful to be working from home, but I felt the loss of human contact—and...
You Gotta Wanna

You Gotta Wanna

Monte was only 26 when he died. He was way too young, but ten years of addiction to alcohol and pills took their toll, and that fateful night, he lost his mind. His girlfriend’s father had called the cops on him, leading to a high-speed chase all over two counties....