Getting clean was hands-down the most daunting experience of my life. I knew that I would have to change everything about my life to get clean and stay clean. I know some people who were able to go through detox at a facility and return to their previous living situation and remain clean, but notContinue reading “People, Places, & Things”
Author Archives: G.M.C,
Coming to believe
Coming To Believe—Its Not About Religion There are so many resources about the science of addiction written by people much smarter and more educated than me— there are academic papers, books, documentaries, and more that are all based on hard data collected over decades of research. As someone who takes pride in living my lifeContinue reading “Coming to believe”
Learning To Live
Several times over the past few weeks I have noticed myself slip into a mindset that has become foreign to me in recent years; I have had moments in which I become aware that I am feeling pure, unfiltered happiness. I have smiled and laughed more in recent weeks than I have in the pastContinue reading “Learning To Live”
Building New Routines
Build a solid foundation for the rest of your recovery. One of the hardest parts of early recovery, for me anyway, is developing a new daily routine. Many of us have spent the past several years of our lives stuck in a special brand of hell that we built for ourselves— our every waking momentContinue reading “Building New Routines”
Subtle, yet substantial— The benefits of meditation in recovery
Over the past six months I have developed a significant interest in meditation and the potential of a daily practice to make a noticeable impact on one’s life. Previously, I wrote a post about Dan Harris’s book, app, & podcast all sharing the same name, ‘10% Happier.’ While listening to one of his podcast episodesContinue reading “Subtle, yet substantial— The benefits of meditation in recovery”
Take the good with the bad…
Learning to cope with bad days during recovery. There’s a line in recovery literature that one of the guys that attends one of the meetings that I go to likes to quote, and I will paraphrase here: An addict who is not using is in an abnormal state. Next time you are having a shittyContinue reading “Take the good with the bad…”
Spiritual, not religious
Lately I have been a part of several discussions centered around spirituality, discovering our own idea of a higher power, and how to reconcile spiritual principles in our recovery with those we may have been taught when we were younger in the form of religion. I don’t want to alienate those who take solace inContinue reading “Spiritual, not religious”
Practice Makes Progress
Much like anything else that we may try to do, success in our recovery depends on the work that we put into it. Also like many other areas in life, whether trying to learn something new or develop a new health habit, we have to take an active role in our own recovery and workContinue reading “Practice Makes Progress”
Feeling a part of
April 18th will mark 150 days clean. It has been a rollercoaster ride of emotions as I have navigated from one day to the next, each presenting its own challenges and small triumphs. It has been a period of tremendous growth for me as I’ve been learning a new way to live. I wanted toContinue reading “Feeling a part of”
Rebuilding.
As I approach my ninety day sober mark on the 18th of this month, I have been thinking a lot about this process from a higher level than I’ve thus far been capable. The change in my life the past three months has been truly remarkable; I started and finished an intensive outpatient program, I’veContinue reading “Rebuilding.”
Daily Recovery 