In recovery circles it’s common to hear people speak of spiritual awakenings. This simply refers to a change in personality profound enough to make recovery from alcoholism possible—and I’ve seen that change show up in many different ways. For some, these are...

It’s interesting what happens when I meditate on a single word. While most of the time I read something to meditate on—like a story in the Bible, or a single phrase of wisdom coming from the Master—at other times I take a principle, like kindness. I put it out on the...

Early in sobriety, I worried about how to mend the broken relationships in my life. And the longer I stayed sober, the more I realized how badly tattered all of them were. Whether at work or at home, my alcoholism had done its worst, and I shuddered to think about...