# Recovery
I don’t how shame came to be part of the equation of who I am—but it ran pretty deep. I think that sense of inner shame is pretty common among us alcoholics and addicts; it’s true that drinking and using let us escape other people and external obligations—but it was mostly me that I was running from.
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the opposite of faith isn’t doubt. The opposite of faith is certainty.
Nadia Bolz-Weber • The opposite of faith
How could anyone ever tell you
You were anything less than beautiful
How could anyone ever tell you
You were less than whole
How could anyone fail to notice
That your loving is a miracle
How deeply you’re connected to my Soul...
You were anything less than beautiful
How could anyone ever tell you
You were less than whole
How could anyone fail to notice
That your loving is a miracle
How deeply you’re connected to my Soul...
Song Lyric Sunday: How Could Anyone Ever Tell You
We were placed in the middle of adult dysfunction at a very young age. We learned it was our job to focus on others and make things better. We also learned that our needs and wants were not important. It became a habit we carried into adulthood that also kept us from looking at ourselves.
the fundamental work of the Steps, understanding ourselves and accepting ourselves in an honest and authentic way.
The Power of Invention
the challenge for Anders is to reinsert himself in the quotidian flow of life
'Oslo, August 31' review: a painful, precise day in the life
Be myself, express myself, show myself, that seems like such a basic formula, and so horribly syrup-y that I can hardly believe these words can even be produced on this keyboard. But that basic formula is the foundation of my recovery and has helped me resolve the greatest fear of my life. The fear of being myself and by myself. This may seem... See more
To Thine Own Self be True
I remembered that I actually did put this person on a way-too-early amends list, one that I'd thrown together with a few weeks of sobriety and zero program. I put them on the list, not because I did anything to them but because I simply wanted them to like me. In my delusional Dale Carnegie fever dream, I'd win this friend and influence the person... See more