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Acceptance is the Key
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Publisher of Experience, Strength and Hope
Acceptance is the Key
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Getting out of one’s self is one of the best ways to get through your own internal turmoil.
Even if it’s just going on socials, congratulating ppl for their sobriety accomplishments, it gets you away from fixating on your own shit… and that’s a very good thing.
Even if it’s just going on socials, congratulating ppl for their sobriety accomplishments, it gets you away from fixating on your own shit… and that’s a very good thing.
November 23, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Getting out of one’s self is one of the best ways to get through your own internal turmoil.
Even if it’s just going on socials, congratulating ppl for their sobriety accomplishments, it gets you away from fixating on your own shit… and that’s a very good thing.
Even if it’s just going on socials, congratulating ppl for their sobriety accomplishments, it gets you away from fixating on your own shit… and that’s a very good thing.
Oh now.. I have told myself a few good ones!
The results are predictable - even if I could not believe they would be!
Lying to myself is the easiest thing to do... I believe me!
#sobriety #recovery #soberliving #relapse
The results are predictable - even if I could not believe they would be!
Lying to myself is the easiest thing to do... I believe me!
#sobriety #recovery #soberliving #relapse
The Lies We Tell Ourselves Right Before We Do Something Stupid
They work well because we want to believe them
medium.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Oh now.. I have told myself a few good ones!
The results are predictable - even if I could not believe they would be!
Lying to myself is the easiest thing to do... I believe me!
#sobriety #recovery #soberliving #relapse
The results are predictable - even if I could not believe they would be!
Lying to myself is the easiest thing to do... I believe me!
#sobriety #recovery #soberliving #relapse
I really hate it that technology is getting worse every day. Are we that lazy as a species that we accept that poor quality is acceptable?
The keyboard on my phone works 60% worse than it did only weeks ago. This is a known issue… and yet no one fixes it because they know we just adapt to it.
The keyboard on my phone works 60% worse than it did only weeks ago. This is a known issue… and yet no one fixes it because they know we just adapt to it.
November 18, 2025 at 6:42 AM
I really hate it that technology is getting worse every day. Are we that lazy as a species that we accept that poor quality is acceptable?
The keyboard on my phone works 60% worse than it did only weeks ago. This is a known issue… and yet no one fixes it because they know we just adapt to it.
The keyboard on my phone works 60% worse than it did only weeks ago. This is a known issue… and yet no one fixes it because they know we just adapt to it.
Just watched an interview on the price of beef in the YS. Both the host and the guest were trying so hard to squeeze AI references into the conversation it was painful to see…
Be topical, not trendy.
Be topical, not trendy.
November 18, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Just watched an interview on the price of beef in the YS. Both the host and the guest were trying so hard to squeeze AI references into the conversation it was painful to see…
Be topical, not trendy.
Be topical, not trendy.
Rewatching the West Wing… Leo McGarry’s character did sobriety justice in his portrayal of a recovering alcoholic.
That makes me happy…
That makes me happy…
November 17, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Rewatching the West Wing… Leo McGarry’s character did sobriety justice in his portrayal of a recovering alcoholic.
That makes me happy…
That makes me happy…
With the #holidays approaching, remember that you don't owe ANYONE your pain and suffering just to keep up with "traditions" or "family"
Your #sobriety comes first
Your peace of mind is the most important thing
You have permission to say "No"
#thanksgiving #toxicfamily #christmas
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Your #sobriety comes first
Your peace of mind is the most important thing
You have permission to say "No"
#thanksgiving #toxicfamily #christmas
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Thanksgiving in a Toxic Family
Navigating the Holiday While Protecting Your Sobriety
medium.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:22 AM
With the #holidays approaching, remember that you don't owe ANYONE your pain and suffering just to keep up with "traditions" or "family"
Your #sobriety comes first
Your peace of mind is the most important thing
You have permission to say "No"
#thanksgiving #toxicfamily #christmas
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Your #sobriety comes first
Your peace of mind is the most important thing
You have permission to say "No"
#thanksgiving #toxicfamily #christmas
No paywall link
The simple things that make me happy:
I went to bed at 10PM on a Saturday night. No craziness. No chaos.
I woke up early Sunday morning. No hangover. No regrets. No bail money.
Just the birds singing outside my window.
Sobriety isn’t what I “don’t do”, it’s just who I am.
#sober #recoveryposse
I went to bed at 10PM on a Saturday night. No craziness. No chaos.
I woke up early Sunday morning. No hangover. No regrets. No bail money.
Just the birds singing outside my window.
Sobriety isn’t what I “don’t do”, it’s just who I am.
#sober #recoveryposse
November 16, 2025 at 6:53 AM
The simple things that make me happy:
I went to bed at 10PM on a Saturday night. No craziness. No chaos.
I woke up early Sunday morning. No hangover. No regrets. No bail money.
Just the birds singing outside my window.
Sobriety isn’t what I “don’t do”, it’s just who I am.
#sober #recoveryposse
I went to bed at 10PM on a Saturday night. No craziness. No chaos.
I woke up early Sunday morning. No hangover. No regrets. No bail money.
Just the birds singing outside my window.
Sobriety isn’t what I “don’t do”, it’s just who I am.
#sober #recoveryposse
Someone asked me to characterize my drinking years… I think they were expecting some humorous drunk-o-logue…
I’ve got some funny stories, but mainly those years were just… sad.
My sober time has been so much more enjoyable that the two really don’t compare on any level.
#sober #sobriety
I’ve got some funny stories, but mainly those years were just… sad.
My sober time has been so much more enjoyable that the two really don’t compare on any level.
#sober #sobriety
November 15, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I hate it when people tell me "Don't isolate".
Yeah, I know that.. but it has worked so well for me as a defense mechanism, I default to it. Knowledge is power, but action is needed to get out and protect my sobriety.
I need a plan...and then actually do it!
#sobersky #recoveryposse #soberliving
Yeah, I know that.. but it has worked so well for me as a defense mechanism, I default to it. Knowledge is power, but action is needed to get out and protect my sobriety.
I need a plan...and then actually do it!
#sobersky #recoveryposse #soberliving
The Isolation Problem
Why “Don’t Isolate” Is Terrible Advice
medium.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:53 AM
I hate it when people tell me "Don't isolate".
Yeah, I know that.. but it has worked so well for me as a defense mechanism, I default to it. Knowledge is power, but action is needed to get out and protect my sobriety.
I need a plan...and then actually do it!
#sobersky #recoveryposse #soberliving
Yeah, I know that.. but it has worked so well for me as a defense mechanism, I default to it. Knowledge is power, but action is needed to get out and protect my sobriety.
I need a plan...and then actually do it!
#sobersky #recoveryposse #soberliving
I’ve been isolating for a few days. That’s never a good thing for a person like me whose mind is its own echo chamber…
Winter brings darkness in so many ways… never be afraid to reach out, others are there for you.
#mentalhealth #depression
Winter brings darkness in so many ways… never be afraid to reach out, others are there for you.
#mentalhealth #depression
November 14, 2025 at 3:32 AM
I’ve been isolating for a few days. That’s never a good thing for a person like me whose mind is its own echo chamber…
Winter brings darkness in so many ways… never be afraid to reach out, others are there for you.
#mentalhealth #depression
Winter brings darkness in so many ways… never be afraid to reach out, others are there for you.
#mentalhealth #depression
I am accepting the big let down after the moment of hope from last week's elections.
I cannot change it...
I cannot change it...
November 13, 2025 at 3:35 PM
I am accepting the big let down after the moment of hope from last week's elections.
I cannot change it...
I cannot change it...
There are two very different ways of looking at sobriety - one where you are "can't" do something... "Why can't I drink?"
Another way to look at it is... "Why would I drink?"
Life unfiltered is full of opportunity and promise.
#sober #soberliving #recoveryposse
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Another way to look at it is... "Why would I drink?"
Life unfiltered is full of opportunity and promise.
#sober #soberliving #recoveryposse
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When Sobriety Stops Feeling Like Exile
Shifting from “Why can’t I?” to “Why would I?”
medium.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:10 PM
There are two very different ways of looking at sobriety - one where you are "can't" do something... "Why can't I drink?"
Another way to look at it is... "Why would I drink?"
Life unfiltered is full of opportunity and promise.
#sober #soberliving #recoveryposse
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Another way to look at it is... "Why would I drink?"
Life unfiltered is full of opportunity and promise.
#sober #soberliving #recoveryposse
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Let the holiday chaos begin!
I’m not playing any part in the drama!
A reminder: you can choose NOT to participate if it makes you happy not to!
You don’t owe anyone your misery for the sake of “family”!
#sobriety #sober #soberliving
I’m not playing any part in the drama!
A reminder: you can choose NOT to participate if it makes you happy not to!
You don’t owe anyone your misery for the sake of “family”!
#sobriety #sober #soberliving
November 9, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Let the holiday chaos begin!
I’m not playing any part in the drama!
A reminder: you can choose NOT to participate if it makes you happy not to!
You don’t owe anyone your misery for the sake of “family”!
#sobriety #sober #soberliving
I’m not playing any part in the drama!
A reminder: you can choose NOT to participate if it makes you happy not to!
You don’t owe anyone your misery for the sake of “family”!
#sobriety #sober #soberliving
In my sobriety, I’ve learned to manage my expectations… but the results of the elections are giving me a bit of light in the darkness.
I’m trying to be careful to not let it be too much… the fall from hope is a painful one.
I’m trying to be careful to not let it be too much… the fall from hope is a painful one.
November 5, 2025 at 5:16 PM
In my sobriety, I’ve learned to manage my expectations… but the results of the elections are giving me a bit of light in the darkness.
I’m trying to be careful to not let it be too much… the fall from hope is a painful one.
I’m trying to be careful to not let it be too much… the fall from hope is a painful one.
Picking a sponsor is one of the biggest hurdles a newcomer faces as they start their path to recovery.
Find someone who lives #sobriety on a daily basis.
It’s all about connection to a way of living that you want in your own life.
Link: medium.com/sober-though...
Find someone who lives #sobriety on a daily basis.
It’s all about connection to a way of living that you want in your own life.
Link: medium.com/sober-though...
November 3, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Picking a sponsor is one of the biggest hurdles a newcomer faces as they start their path to recovery.
Find someone who lives #sobriety on a daily basis.
It’s all about connection to a way of living that you want in your own life.
Link: medium.com/sober-though...
Find someone who lives #sobriety on a daily basis.
It’s all about connection to a way of living that you want in your own life.
Link: medium.com/sober-though...
Alcoholics Anonymous works on the basis that we don’t all go crazy on the same day.
The fellowship is strong, even when we’re not.
#sobriety #soberliving #aa #12steps
The fellowship is strong, even when we’re not.
#sobriety #soberliving #aa #12steps
November 3, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Alcoholics Anonymous works on the basis that we don’t all go crazy on the same day.
The fellowship is strong, even when we’re not.
#sobriety #soberliving #aa #12steps
The fellowship is strong, even when we’re not.
#sobriety #soberliving #aa #12steps
I can’t give in to the rage I feel about what’s going on in my home country.
This is the difference between “not drinking” and alcoholic thinking.
Rage turns to depression, turns to booze. It’s a well worn path in my life.
I’ve got the tools to handle it.
That’s true sobriety.
Life on life’s terms.
This is the difference between “not drinking” and alcoholic thinking.
Rage turns to depression, turns to booze. It’s a well worn path in my life.
I’ve got the tools to handle it.
That’s true sobriety.
Life on life’s terms.
November 3, 2025 at 5:46 AM
I can’t give in to the rage I feel about what’s going on in my home country.
This is the difference between “not drinking” and alcoholic thinking.
Rage turns to depression, turns to booze. It’s a well worn path in my life.
I’ve got the tools to handle it.
That’s true sobriety.
Life on life’s terms.
This is the difference between “not drinking” and alcoholic thinking.
Rage turns to depression, turns to booze. It’s a well worn path in my life.
I’ve got the tools to handle it.
That’s true sobriety.
Life on life’s terms.
One of the problems with being a “genetically southern American” is that I’m constitutionally incapable of telling a “short” story that fits well into this format!
This fact often drives my “Yankee Bride” from Boston into fits of rage.
I’m glad she loves me, otherwise she’d choke the shit out of me!
This fact often drives my “Yankee Bride” from Boston into fits of rage.
I’m glad she loves me, otherwise she’d choke the shit out of me!
November 3, 2025 at 4:42 AM
One of the problems with being a “genetically southern American” is that I’m constitutionally incapable of telling a “short” story that fits well into this format!
This fact often drives my “Yankee Bride” from Boston into fits of rage.
I’m glad she loves me, otherwise she’d choke the shit out of me!
This fact often drives my “Yankee Bride” from Boston into fits of rage.
I’m glad she loves me, otherwise she’d choke the shit out of me!
There are so many stories in recovery that defy imagination.
Mark Twain once said “writing fiction is harder than writing facts. Fiction is bounded by plausibility, facts are not”
That’s so true in the countless tales I’ve heard over the years!
Sobriety is messy… and wonderful!
Mark Twain once said “writing fiction is harder than writing facts. Fiction is bounded by plausibility, facts are not”
That’s so true in the countless tales I’ve heard over the years!
Sobriety is messy… and wonderful!
November 3, 2025 at 4:31 AM
There are so many stories in recovery that defy imagination.
Mark Twain once said “writing fiction is harder than writing facts. Fiction is bounded by plausibility, facts are not”
That’s so true in the countless tales I’ve heard over the years!
Sobriety is messy… and wonderful!
Mark Twain once said “writing fiction is harder than writing facts. Fiction is bounded by plausibility, facts are not”
That’s so true in the countless tales I’ve heard over the years!
Sobriety is messy… and wonderful!
There are precious few things that will challenge your serenity and #sobriety like dealing with “customer service” for a warranty.
I’m getting lots of practice in acceptance lately!
#sober #soberliving
I’m getting lots of practice in acceptance lately!
#sober #soberliving
November 3, 2025 at 3:54 AM
There are precious few things that will challenge your serenity and #sobriety like dealing with “customer service” for a warranty.
I’m getting lots of practice in acceptance lately!
#sober #soberliving
I’m getting lots of practice in acceptance lately!
#sober #soberliving
Talking to an old friend today, laughing about “good times” in the past brought back the pain I was feeling at the time.
The scars of addiction may heal but the damage remains.
Living in #sobriety is so much more than not drinking or using: it’s understanding how to be at peace with yourself.
The scars of addiction may heal but the damage remains.
Living in #sobriety is so much more than not drinking or using: it’s understanding how to be at peace with yourself.
November 2, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Talking to an old friend today, laughing about “good times” in the past brought back the pain I was feeling at the time.
The scars of addiction may heal but the damage remains.
Living in #sobriety is so much more than not drinking or using: it’s understanding how to be at peace with yourself.
The scars of addiction may heal but the damage remains.
Living in #sobriety is so much more than not drinking or using: it’s understanding how to be at peace with yourself.
Oh England, you do so enchant me with your rain and mud.
I really get into the “medieval peasant” cosplay thing everyone’s doing…
I really get into the “medieval peasant” cosplay thing everyone’s doing…
November 1, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Oh England, you do so enchant me with your rain and mud.
I really get into the “medieval peasant” cosplay thing everyone’s doing…
I really get into the “medieval peasant” cosplay thing everyone’s doing…
Writing an article on “Defects of Character”, but I’m having trouble finishing it… maybe I should read an article about “Defects of Character” to figure out how to finish the things I start…
#sobriety #soberliving #sober #aa
#sobriety #soberliving #sober #aa
October 30, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Writing an article on “Defects of Character”, but I’m having trouble finishing it… maybe I should read an article about “Defects of Character” to figure out how to finish the things I start…
#sobriety #soberliving #sober #aa
#sobriety #soberliving #sober #aa
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Woke up in England.
Just a typical Tuesday in my life these days.
Today I’m walking a path to a giant white horse on a hillside.
#sobriety gave me choices I didn’t even then were possible
#sobertravel #soberliving
Just a typical Tuesday in my life these days.
Today I’m walking a path to a giant white horse on a hillside.
#sobriety gave me choices I didn’t even then were possible
#sobertravel #soberliving
October 29, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Woke up in England.
Just a typical Tuesday in my life these days.
Today I’m walking a path to a giant white horse on a hillside.
#sobriety gave me choices I didn’t even then were possible
#sobertravel #soberliving
Just a typical Tuesday in my life these days.
Today I’m walking a path to a giant white horse on a hillside.
#sobriety gave me choices I didn’t even then were possible
#sobertravel #soberliving