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Tag Archives: gratitude
for my sister, part I
A few weeks ago, my sister sent me an email about my one year. She said she loved me and I said it, too. I hadn’t heard from her in a while. I left her a voicemail on her birthday … Continue reading
Posted in what it's like now
Tagged 9th step, AA meetings, addiction, Alcoholics Anonymous, alcoholism, amends, family, gratitude, meetings, ninth step, recovery, rehab, siblings, sister, sober, sobriety, Southern California, sponsor, trauma, treatment, using, verbal abuse, writing
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year
Today I have one year sober. There was a time when I thought, without question, that this was impossible. There were other times when I didn’t think it would be this hard. I am grateful to be alive. I am … Continue reading
Posted in what it's like now
Tagged addiction, alcoholism, gratitude, holidays, one year sober, recovery, recovery milestones, sober, sobriety
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new year’s eve
I told my friend I felt guilty because I didn’t complete any writing projects this year. I felt like I wasted 2011. She disagreed. Three things that happened in 2011: I stopped drinking. I went to rehab. I committed to … Continue reading
Posted in what it's like now
Tagged 2011, addiction, alcoholism, challenges, gratitude, holidays, New Year's, reality, recovery, rehab, transformation, wasting time
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first real day
I woke up feeling hungover. My head hurt, I was dehydrated, and I felt a sense of dread. I didn’t drink last night, as I haven’t every night for over 8 months, but still felt it, the “sick heat of … Continue reading
Posted in what it's like now
Tagged addiction, alcoholism, benefits of sobriety, gratitude, hangovers, Lorrie Moore, present, recovery, rehab
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