First, I must apologize for the lateness of this week’s piece. It didn’t seem to want to write itself or be of any assistance as I tried three different angles. It turns out, as per usual that they were not the right topic for today. How many times this has happened; I cannot even...

I am so in the mood to go somewhere great and truthful and full of love and hurt, and above all honesty because that is what I get to do today. I get to be honest and think things through and take part in my life and my life’s decisions today that will shape...

And I just realized that I am about ready to turn fifty-seven years old this year and I am working on ten years clean. That is making this year a very important piece of my puzzle I call life. I look at where I am at in my life and where I may very...

This will be the biggest story yet as I begin to get ready to let go of the one last vestige of fear I carry. Oh yes, you and I are going to walk with me as I let go of the fear I hold most dear and near to my heart. It is...

I often ask myself what I do differently than those who keep relapsing. I know that I am always one step either way from either the relapse or one step closer to keeping my recovery safe. I almost want to tread lightly through the broken glass that surrounds me as I once again watch...

And I am feeling a bit saggy, like a wet diaper this week. It is like I cannot get ahead of the game. As I continue to struggle with time constraints, poor time management skills, and the ever-present not enough hours in my day/week/month/life; well you can see how much of a roller coaster...

Oh, my word. This week I truly must go to a place of pain way down inside my being to a soul full of misguided feelings and raw emotions. For a moment it was twisting and turning inside my body and wreaking havoc. I have spent the last thirty-six hours truly wanting to crawl...

Topics are running at me trying to fight their way to be the next first and this is giving me a whopping headache. Sometimes the topics can be really aggressive and giving them a time out does not work. I understand how this must look as you read with the one-eyed look at the...

So, life has been very real and sad and busy and crazy and full of all sorts of twists and turns. It has run the gamut of my emotions and left me feeling very vulnerable and raw. I am not going to talk about that this week; maybe next week, but not this week....