Category: Authenticity
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My decades long internal self loathing, conflict, and strife are at an end. And I didn’t have to die to achieve that. When I look back on the decades I carried that self loathing, it makes me a little sad. Nobody should hate themselves that much for that long. But a lot of people do,…
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I can honestly say with certainty that I’ve never been happier in my life than I am right now. And that scares me a little in a strange way. I’m sober and clean, living in New Mexico, a state I’ve always dreamed of calling my home. My wife and I have moved into our forever…
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For whatever reason I’ve seen more people giving up in the last two weeks than I have since I began recovery myself. Those of us in recovery communities see it happen, and it’s heartbreaking because we’re mostly powerless to stop it. We can’t force anybody to get clean and sober and we can’t force anybody…
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Getting ready to move into our new home has brought a lot of choices. What to keep, what to donate, and what to throw away. Some decisions are easy. My books, for example. Those are staying. I don’t care if I’ve already read some of them multiple times. Books can be like old friends, and…
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My wife and I spent yesterday babysitting our little grandson! This coming Thursday we close on our new home, and after that we start the process of moving in. Just last week we spent the week in Texas visiting our granddaughter. Life is good! And it’s because I’m sober and clean. While we were driving…
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What’s real and what’s “woo”? Most of the time it’s pretty easy to spot actual nonsense. Snake-oil salesmen have always been around and probably always will. Whether they’re selling miracle cures, magic crystals that supposedly solve every problem, or some expensive supplement guaranteed to change your life overnight, there have always been people willing to…
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I’ve touched on this subject before, but recently my wife and I were talking about it again. During that conversation she suggested I dedicate an entire post to it, so here it is. We were talking about how important it is not to wait too long to do the things you truly want to do.…
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Last night we were sitting in a restaurant in Texas with our granddaughter squeezed into the booth between my wife and me. We were playfully elbowing each other as if we didn’t have enough room for all of us. Every time she bumped me with her little elbow, I’d exaggerate my reaction, make a funny…
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Here’s something I’ve considered writing about several times but haven’t actually done so until now. The reason I’ve wanted to write about it is because I really do believe it can help people, just like it’s helped me, a lot. The reason I’ve hesitated is because of its Zen origins. For whatever reason, some people…
Whispering Wyrd 