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Depression. Aint It a Bitch?
I don’t mean to make a joke with the above title as I know there are varying levels of depression with some being very serious. But I do know when I went through a slight depression years ago in my early sobriety all I wanted was for the way I was feeling to end. I [...]
Negativity
“When it rain it pours.” “That’s just my luck.” “Why does this always happen to me?” Do you or anyone you know say these things any time something goes wrong in life? Although saying statements like these may not seem like a big deal, studies have shown that we can actually cause continued negative events [...]
Freedom is an Inside Job
I’ve been hearing how some people attached to a specific political group are worried about us losing our freedom in this country and that our current President is the next coming of Hitler. I for one believe that happy people don’t worry about things like this. They have already obtained a freedom of [...]
Sometimes Regrets are Good!
Even after thirteen years of sobriety I can still get emotional at times when talking about things from my past. Mostly it happens when I talk about how I wish I would have been a better husband and father than I was and other times it happens when talking about my childhood and teenage years. [...]