When truth to self is not truth to all.
Being honest with yourself is the beginning, and honesty with oneself does not end. Looking upwards, seeing where I wanted to be, where I had been, and where I was…
Pain
Pain pushes joy away. Pain allows hatred. Pain allows regret. Pain allows blame. Pain allows one to focus on the “me”. Pain can create a narrative opposite of joy! Pain…
Sit in observation
Observation; withholding judgement. Evaluate. Was a decision first level thinking? Instant results or within a short timeframe? What was the object of this short term thinking? What are the projected…
The Guy
I sought to be my dads center of attention. I felt as though dad was the rock. The guy holding it all up. When I think back and try to…
Memories and mindfulness
You will always be who you are in the moment in which you live. Memories can be good; they can be used to observe, not to be relived, or to…
Growth
In my recovery experience I have found that as you face yourself, you begin to know yourself, and forgive yourself, healing begins to naturally occur. Steps to recovery dynamically happen,…
The monster
For many of us alcoholics, this is something that we have seen ravage others in our families, moms and dads, sisters and brothers, uncles and aunts, and it goes on.…
Each day brings new changes.
As we progress towards what we desire to be, we find the struggles are even more intense. When anger, frustration, anxiety, depression, hatred are met with enlightenment, the battle within…
Sometimes frustration occurs because…
We are not actively identifying specific triggers that cause frustration. Sometimes the emotions are so intense, the anger so raw, that we are blinded in the moments that follow. A…
With your words
Just as some memories cannot be easily recalled, some cannot be easily forgotten. Words can be the blade of remembrance; the cut and the sting can be an often, recurring…