I'm so hungry I Googled to see if it was safe to eat the peel of my banana.

(It is.)

I keep having these moments of clarity.... and then I start to physically feel pain. It feels similar to the experiences I was having before I got sober, but not as high and low. There is something inside of me that is screaming at me. I think what I'm experiencing is guilt, because I don't know how to care for others, who deeply care about me. It' ( Read more... )

Passport, work visa, and now international drivers + motorcycle license!

My pilates/strength training teacher gave me (she who procrastinates) the ultimate compliment ( Read more... )

“Love and Compassion are the true religions to me. But to develop this, we do not need to believe in any religion.”

Agreed.

I wish I could explain the relief I find in making lists.

Morphing into my mom.

Running is so much easier/fun with strong(er) legs.

Spent Saturday at a backyard wedding, Sunday at the beach. Firm believer in the benefits of sunshine.

I sleep WELL.

And I love better.

Being a drug addict with an anxiety disorder in sobriety has got to be one of the toughest things I've been battling. I know anxiety is fear. I know the opposite of fear is faith, and faith means taking action. I do these things. I don't daydream about Xanax (very often ( Read more... )

I'm glad I cannot foresee most things.

It's interesting how the unexpected can bring us great joy, or completely break our hearts.

And so we trust, in optimism, that no matter what, the truth will unfold.

It passed. Like it always does, when it seems like it never will.

I have a feeling that gratitude alone could keep me alive and well.