#fromaddict2advocate

By: Ben Rose   “Someday Somewhere We’ll find a new way of living We’ll find a way of forgiving…” “There’s a Place for Us”, from the 1957 Broadway musical West Side Story    Excrement Occurs   On 4/22/22, I turned 15. Not a chronological 15; I am far older than that. This date represents 15 years of clean time. In the month leading up to this occasion, and because of current writing activities, I…

By: Ben Rose   “Someday Somewhere We’ll find a new way of living We’ll find a way of forgiving…” “There’s a Place for Us”, from the 1957 Broadway musical West Side Story    Excrement Occurs   On 4/22/22, I turned 15. Not a chronological 15; I am far older than that. This date represents 15 years of clean time. In the month leading up to this occasion, and because of current writing activities, I…

Recovery Is In Bloom

By: Ben Rose     GENEROSITY OF THE SEASON    Ramadan Kareem translates to, “Have a generous Ramadan.” Allahu Akram often follows this greeting, “The Lord is much more generous.” This greeting and response are standard this time of year in The Muslim faith. Fasting from sunrise to sunset to celebrate the revelation of the Quran, I am drawn primarily by the response, “The Lord is much more…

Recovery Is In Bloom

By: Ben Rose     GENEROSITY OF THE SEASON    Ramadan Kareem translates to, “Have a generous Ramadan.” Allahu Akram often follows this greeting, “The Lord is much more generous.” This greeting and response are standard this time of year in The Muslim faith. Fasting from sunrise to sunset to celebrate the revelation of the Quran, I am drawn primarily by the response, “The Lord is much more…

Is It time to Change the Self-defeating Behaviors?

By: Marilyn L. Davis   What are Self-defeating Behaviors?  Any behavior that moves us away from our goals, distracts us, or is self-sabotaging is self-defeating. For instance, you’ve decided to make friends at your recovery support meetings to expand your social world. Instead of asking people out for coffee after the meeting, you mention that the previous comments were dumb when it was your turn…

Is It time to Change the Self-defeating Behaviors?

By: Marilyn L. Davis   What are Self-defeating Behaviors?  Any behavior that moves us away from our goals, distracts us, or is self-sabotaging is self-defeating. For instance, you’ve decided to make friends at your recovery support meetings to expand your social world. Instead of asking people out for coffee after the meeting, you mention that the previous comments were dumb when it was your turn…

In My Recovery, What Do I Really Control?

By: Marilyn L. Davis   Giving Up the Illusion of Control “Incredible change happens in your life when you decide to take control of what you do have power over instead of craving control over what you don’t.”― Steve Maraboli, Life, the Truth, and Being Free The idea that I have control over anything other than myself is an illusion. Sometimes, that illusion comes into focus, and I can clearly see…

In My Recovery, What Do I Really Control?

By: Marilyn L. Davis   Giving Up the Illusion of Control “Incredible change happens in your life when you decide to take control of what you do have power over instead of craving control over what you don’t.”― Steve Maraboli, Life, the Truth, and Being Free The idea that I have control over anything other than myself is an illusion. Sometimes, that illusion comes into focus, and I can clearly see…