Last week, I shared in my post, Mind, Body, Spirit, that intentions for the new year began stirring and forming in my mind. Today, on the last day of 2021, I made a blueprint of those intentions. As I’ve shared before, I abandoned resolutions because they always abandon me about three weeks into the year. Read More
Month: December 2021
A Prayer for the New Year
As we move into the third year of uncertainty, fear and anxiety, As I utter countless requests to make it go away, for things to be different, Give me clarity on what I can do. Let me not cast my hands up in resignation, or bury my face in defeat. Fill me with hope and Read More
Mind, Body, Spirit
The month of December always feels like a marathon with the day after Christmas being recovery. Husband watching football, daughter playing contentedly with her new array of toys and crafts. I am feeling the stirrings of not resolutions, but intentions. I’ve spent the last few months coasting and I want to climb back into the Read More
One of Billions, Each Essential to the Whole
Each man’s life touches so many other lives. When he isn’t around he leaves an awful hole, doesn’t he? Clarence, It’s a Wonderful Life The end of another year is approaching. Another difficult, prickly year. A year filled with 365 days of occupying space, interacting and isolating, disagreeing and desperately trying to connect. Slogging through Read More
Choosing me 1,000 times
This morning I woke up sober for the 1,000th consecutive time. For some reason, it finally feels like a lot. Given that it took me so many starts and stops, I’ve never made it to quadruple digits and it feels like an achievement. I’m reading the lovely Catherine Gray’s Sunshine Warm Sober, and totally relate Read More
Sunnier skies
Last night, my husband told me about a coworker who is having trouble at home. He and his wife are arguing frequently and it’s taking a toll on their marriage. My husband asked if alcohol was part of the equation and he admitted that it is a nightly thing for them. He then suggested that Read More