The beast

On a housekeeping note, I want to thank Paul, cbtish, Shades of Ivory, and Grace for their comments. I know I haven’t responded to them and for that I’m sorry. Your support and insight means a lot. It’s been a long, hard, bad day. I am restless and feel like I’m going out of my […]

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New quote added

As a matter of business: I added a new quote that inspires me and gets me thinking about recovery. You don’t get anything clean without getting something else dirty. – Cecil Baxter I added that quote to my favorites because it reminds me that I have to get dirty by digging into the dark, dirty […]

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Preventing a fall.

I’m trying to keep a positive attitude today, but it turns out to be more challenging than with which I can cope. Today’s meditation hits home for me, and I’ve studied it as if there were an exam at the end of this post. The quote is by Thomas Fuller and he says, “A stumble […]

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Help. I’ve fallen and I can’t get up.

It’s been a tough week. My depression has gotten worse and my powers of concentration have shot to hell. I haven’t been able to keep up with the blogs I subscribe to, nor have I been able to compose a new post of my own till now. I don’t have any pearls of wisdom or […]

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Forgiveness or regret

I’m not sure how to begin this post. I’ve debated on whether to write this, sweep it under the rug, or dive full force into the topic of forgiveness/regret. For us, forgiveness is a four letter word and we rage against people that think you have to forgive to heal. So yesterday we came face […]

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