The grandeur of Lake Michigan – Grand Haven, MI “He was mastered by the sheer surging of life, the tidal wave of being, the perfect joy of each separate muscle, joint, and sinew in that it was everything that was not death, that it was aglow and rampant, expressing itself in movement, flying exultantly under […]
When I knew I had to quit drinking, and before I did, I used to have excellent reasons to put off the inevitable. I’d start thinking about getting sober after January 1st, because you can’t possibly quit drinking during the holidays: what about red wine at Thanksgiving and mimosas Christmas morning? It’s a tradition. […]
This is not my cousin’s party tent – I forgot my phone – but it was like this, only with lots of people. White pants are the “thing” for spring by the way… The old “Cheers” theme song, set in the neighborhood bar, crooned, “Sometimes you wanna go where everyone knows your name…” I guess […]
I have two stories about going left, and one conclusion: Story One I was in a therapy group one time, and a woman said that if she was driving down the street toward her house and the light was green on a certain street, she’d “go left” and drive past the ABC Liquor store. Of […]
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May
May
I have a confession to make: I am a little afraid to go back to The Bahamas. It’s the land of “wine for breakfast” and “every day’s a holiday,” after all. I was looking through some old photographs this weekend, and I was back in Blue Heaven – I could smell the rust and salt. […]
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May
May
Do you remember when Adam Sandler was funny and he did that movie Billy Madison? “Back to school. Back to school.To prove to Dad that I’m not a fool…” That’s me – back to school at the Recovery Coach Academy (CCAR) . Once again I am grateful to Sanford House for affording me this […]
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May
May
You know how when you first get sober, you try to replace all the bad things you did with good things? I once had a psychiatrist tell me, “Replace alcohol with good addictions,” and to this day I resent it. I don’t know why it rubbed me the wrong way, but it did. Butterfly […]
I was in Jacksonville for the weekend. I think I am kind of an annoying house guest. Although my most exasperating qualities are always coupled with a sincere desire to help or an endearing show of excitement, so you can’t get too irritated with me. Kind of like those Sour Patch Kids Commercials. For example, I woke […]
Guana Reserve here I come! Kim says I’m really getting around these days. I guess that’s true, although I don’t feel much like the hobnobber I used to be. I am sitting here with my bags packed – heading to Jacksonville for Mother’s Day, so that’s something. I am certainly happy to be seeing the kids […]
I suppose it is simplistic to say that addiction impacts one’s quality of life. When I was pounding chardonnay, I found it hard to negotiate or associate or relate (at the risk of sounding like Jesse Jackson) to anything but the next drink. It’s as if my periphery narrowed; life was lived within the confines of a wine glass… One of […]