Trials and Blessings
I’ve been reflecting on how much I love to experiment. There is something deeply satisfying about hands-on experience—digging into things, tearing them apart to see what makes them tick, and learning through trial and error. I’ve always enjoyed the opportunity to...
Checkup
Just because I’m sober doesn’t mean that life will always be smooth sailing, and perhaps one way to check up on the quality of my sobriety is to notice how I react when life throws me a curveball. It was a beautiful autumn day, the sun was shining, the sky was a...
The Voices In My Head
After decades of recovery, I didn’t expect them to show up all at once. But they did. And soon I realized they’d brought others along. I was approaching my 35th year of sobriety and was actually looking forward to it. Somehow, every five years or so, it feels like I...