April 19Outer order, inner calm. Gretchen RubinIs your house in order? Not the metaphorical house, either! Your actual fucking home. What about your car or your office space/desk? Are those things in order? The physical space. Its not surprising t

April 18Sometimes, you feel it; sometimes, you dont. That wonderful spirit moves through you, and you know in some strange way that everything will be okay. What a wonderful feeling that is! Then, without warning, its gone. You almost feel emptied of

April 17Recovery is not all about concepts, ideas, or wordy books (or fucking podcasts). Most of it is about simple, actionable moments; just like being a good person is not about your intent to be a good person. Instead, you must do good things to be a

April 16We learn from teaching. I never thought I believed any of this recovery shit until I got my first sponsee. We went over Step 1 and Step 2, and they got stuck on Step 3. I had to explain it to the person in great detail. I struggled a bit because

April 15You get 15 minutes today to feel sad. Thats it. Then you must carry on. You must go about your day with freedom and spontaneity, as though your life is going to last forever and act with the knowledge that it could all end tomorrow. When I was

April 14Living for others is great! It truly is a good thing, but it can be taken too far. If you derive your worth based on how someone else feels all the time, then you are fucking codependent. Dont take it personally. Thats just the truth. Sometime

April 13When we talk about powerlessness in recovery, we tend to ignore the other side of the concept: being powerful. Sure, you are powerless over alcohol and drugs. No shit! If you weren't, you wouldnt be reading this book. But have you thought a

Buy the book! The conversation explores the theme of powerlessness and power in recovery. The hosts reflect on their past drinking behaviors and the lack of choice they had while actively drinking. They also discuss the gradual progression of alcoholism

April 12Real situations expose fake people. No muttered words have ever been so true. When the going gets tough, the tough get going, and the cowards run for the fucking hills. Recovery, death, divorce, job loss, disease, health crisis, and cancer are a

April 11Isnt it funny? We tend to fight the need to live by other peoples suggestions for our lives. Somehow we think we have all the answers even when asking for someone elses help. For some reason, our egos cant stand the thought that we dont hav