The New Year’s Resolution Disaster Plan

With the New Year being here let’s talk about your New Year’s Resolution for a minute. The thought or idea behind a NYR is that the person resolves, makes a promise to do a form of self-improvement or kind act for the upcoming year. I read somewhere that only 8 % of people actually follow…

20 years of sobriety started with a single day

I sometimes get asked what my secret is to remaining sober for 20 plus years. You know, I had never given this a whole lot of thought. You often hear people say they have been sober from such and such date. Some remember it like it’s their child’s birthday. Don’t get me wrong there is…

A beer and a brat….and a DUI?

Ahhhh….yes!  The days of summer seem to have finally arrived! Woo Hoo! I favor the hot weather over the cold any day of the week. I’ve heard all the arguments for the cold but I still have a hard time enjoying 0 degrees or below. Away this is about summertime and all the fun stuff…

What About Day 31?

Many of us who quit drinking attempt to quit in many different ways, and more than likely failed more than once. We struggle with the idea of quitting all the while trying to come to grips and the realization, to accept that yes I do indeed have a problem. Remember this can be any substance,…

I am One of ‘Those’ People

Say hello to my first every blog! I’m pretty excited to be writing this. As many of you know I have been in long term recovery myself for about 23 years now. What you wouldn’t know is that I didn’t think I was your ‘traditional’ alcoholic. I believe just about all of us know someone…