My adventurous journey through the struggles and triumphs of living life alcohol free! Step Nine Part 2. Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs. From AA Twelve and Twelve, Step Twelve . My old self would have grown a huge resentment, and probably carried some passive aggressive behavior f.

31 Sobriety Anniversaries of Gratitude. Today is my 31st anniversary of being sober. Once again I am in Peru for the anniversary, just come down from the high altitude rural Andes where I have been doing field work for the past few weeks. That environment is a good place to reflect on gratitude, beauty, life, and hope. Beauty for not just the natural world but the people and their relationships too. For people whose language I butcher quite badly.

My daughter is finally doing better after about 3 years of me dealing with 2 daughters who suffer from mental health issues and I am finally getting a break! I need this ME time to just enjoy and make this place a bit of a home for myself. How to Change with Grace.

Wallowing in my own self pity. I am getting poorer though. That is a huge motivator though. I truly cannot afford to drink. But do I anyway? Yeah, silly question. Thanks for hanging with me through all this. Anyone still out there? .

Finding and practicing grace in recovery. Making Amends with no Expectations. A Slow Descent into Madness? June 16, 2015. All day I have been asking myself why I would dream that, when I feel so grounded in my recovery. Do I have underlying stress that I am not consciously aware of? Is my medication not working anymore? Are my crazy peri-menopausal hormones taking over? Nothing has to happen for me to have a bad day.