Exciting News!
Ha! That was a great way to get you to open this e-mail or read this blog post. The truth is that I really have no exciting news. Other than the fact that I have made it through another day. Another...
View ArticleNormal, Unique, & Crazy
Every normal person, in fact, is only normal on the average. His ego approximates to that of the psychotic in some part or other and to a greater or lesser extent. -Sigmund Freud If you want to know a...
View ArticleSort of a Book Review/More Personal Experience: Perfect Daughters
I came across this book called, Perfect Daughters: Adult Daughters of Alcoholics about a year and a half ago…towards the beginning of my recovery. It’s a book that has been around for awhile and is...
View ArticleOther People’s Opinions…It only matters what the cat thinks
“We’re even entitled to opinions! And yes, we do have some of those. We can think appropriately and rationally. We even have the power to evaluate ourselves and our thoughts, so we can correct our...
View ArticleI Have Been Sick…and That Sucks
Always Do Your Best. Your best is going to change from moment to moment; it will be different when you are healthy as opposed to sick. Under any circumstance, simply do your best, and you will avoid...
View ArticleBack to Abandonment
“The child within me still cringes at the possibility of emotional abandonment. A word, a tone of voice or gesture-or lack of it-can drive me to act in ways that I think will prevent a friend or lover...
View ArticleUncertainty
Photo by Lommel Dorothy: I just have to take it one day at a time. Rose: Of course you do! If you take them two at a time, you’d be constantly changing your underwear. (Quote from an episode of The...
View ArticleUncertainty and Courage
“When I can envision a better existence, I can embrace uncertainty with courage.” -Rokelle Lerner Photo by agestecheg This quote stood out to me the other day as I was on my commute. When I saw the...
View ArticleWho Are You??
Photo by ahlyton A conversation with a friend: Me: You’re a man, maybe you can tell me what’s wrong with me and why I can’t draw in anyone special. My friend: There’s not a damn thing wrong with you....
View ArticleA Painful Wedding
Photo by jorgelage “Very often, healing is achieved through the act of expressing pain.” -Rokelle Lerner Last weekend my best friend dragged me to a wedding. I say that she dragged me because when she...
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