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Worse then Yesterday

El título dice, peor que ayer. Y No exagero. Qué aburrido a veces no tener inspiración para realizar algo que no simplemente no refleje nuestros problemas sino que

Ignite Bold Recovery via Decentralized Hive Circles

Recovery isn't a straight line—it's a messy, courageous path marked by setbacks, small wins, and the quiet power of shared stories. On Ecency, a blockchain-powered

Trauma and Addiction: Awakening a Compassionate View of the Pain Behind the Bottle

Trauma and addiction often sit together in the same quiet room, even when no one speaks their names. Trauma and addiction do not start with a drink, a pill, or a

Why sould I quit smoking?

There are several compelling reasons to consider quitting smoking. Here are some key points to help you understand why stopping smoking is beneficial: Health Benefits:

Just a Personal Post - The Promises Coming True

My wife and I at the Ryan Kelly Republican Gubernatorial Primary Watch Party Sober Since February... According to the "Big Book" of Alcoholics Anonymous,

"Alcoholism is NOT an individual disease..." my thoughts on the "High On Alcohol" documentary

My thoughts on this morbid documentary about a guy named Ryan, who drinks himself to death. He has been drinking three pints of vodka a day for three years. Read

Starting My Fourth Step - Recovery Progress

Meeting with my sponsor... Yesterday, I met with my sponsor to do some "book work" from the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous. We went through the Third

What to write about when you don't have anything to say?

Blogging as a journal One of the biggest problems I have when it comes to blogging on Hive is having something to say. Often, I do not have a lot going on, and really

Time Management in Recovery

What do I do with myself now??? This is a common question for people in early recovery, more common than you might think. Most of us do not get here on a winning

Meeting Makers Make It

Why go to meetings anyway? When it comes to recovery and staying sober, the importance of actually going to meetings simply cannot be overstated. There really is

Spare Time Blues

The Lansing Alano Club West on a rainy day... New in recovery, nowhere to go... If you are anything like me, being new in recovery is hard! I know that I can go

Doing the next right thing - Small steps

Do the next right thing... People in recovery will often hear this statement, "Just do the next right thing," but sometimes you don't really know what

Recovery - Being where you are when you are not where you want to be

How did I get here? Well to make a long story longer, I got here by making the same mistakes I have made my entire life. I decided at some point that "I got

What does it mean to be poweless?

Powerless? Not Me!!! According to the first step of the twelve step programs “We admitted we were powerless over alcohol, that our lives had become unmanageable.”

Sponsorship - What to look for and what it looks like

Doing some book work with my sponsor... What is a sponsor anyway? Strangely, the "Big Book" of AA does not mention the word "sponsor" one time!

New Opportunities from Old Friends

Darren B. a good friend of many years... Mi Just Cause At one time in my life, I was homeless and living under a bridge, and during that time, I spent a lot of time

Willing to help you recover

Willing to help you recover from any kind of addiction. To defeat any kind addiction you need to help people have control over what they are addicted to. People

Willing to help you recover from any Addiction

Willing to help you recover from any kind of addiction. To defeat any kind addiction you need to help people have control over what they are addicted to. People

Recovery - What is this a cult?!? All those sayings and slogans...

Something that used to bother me When I was first introduced to the recovery community, one of the things that really bothered me was all the sayings and slogans

Doing The Next Right Thing - Even When it is Hard!

Riding the CATA bus...Again... Rebuilding the wreckage of our lives... This is the second post I have made for this new community, and I am going to be posting here