Be Kind Because …

Be Kind Because …

It was hard to watch my friend self-destruct. He’d been in recovery for so long. He’d been so successful, so happy. He’d even been named employee of the year at work. But now he was spinning out of control. Forgetting that resentment is poison for alcoholics, he had...

Emotional Sobriety

Emotional Sobriety

Many years ago, I heard about “emotional sobriety” and wondered if I would ever experience it. As someone new to recovery, I believed that emotional sobriety came only with age, experience, and a lot of hard work—something that seemed far out of reach, as I was...

Vigilance

Vigilance

Sobriety comes at a high price. Every person who has suffered and recovered from any addiction knows that they’ve had to come to the place of total failure and utter helplessness before God could take over and change their lives. And despite the fact that many have...