Sobriety Pays! Portfolio Full Year Update
I’m not only not losing this money anymore, but my vice money is actually paying me!
How to Make Sobriety Sexy – Day 0
I’ve been questioning the increasingly slippery slope of my use disorder and considering a path toward sobriety for years now.
Not Another Minute of Time Will Your Money Buy
While you can’t buy more time, you can rent, lease, or give less of it away. The less you surrender, the more you have to enjoy. It’s kinda like that old fable about the ant and the grasshopper. If you are facing a winter of debt, you may want to start acting more like the ant. While it’s sexier to live like the grasshopper in summer, the ant has it made in the shade the minute the weather turns.
Day 14 – Salivating Like Pavlov’s Stupid Dog
Since I had never refused to take a hit of pot before (pretty much ever), I hadn’t noticed the Pavlovian reaction in social situations. Pulling bong hits was something altogether different. Shit, I had gone and classically conditioned myself!
5 Ways The Jones Will Make You Go Broke
According to the National Endowment for Financial Education, 70% of lottery winners or people who receive large windfalls end up broke in a few short years. This generally takes less than five years on average. 30% will declare bankruptcy aka – go broke.
Top 10 Things I Lost When I Gave Up Pot and Alcohol
During those bygone foggy times, whenever the thought of sobriety crossed my mind, I immediately went to all the things I’d lose when I gave up pot and alcohol. I’ve even had a recovering friend describe his experiencing giving up alcohol as “losing my best friend”.
Day 22 – My Longest Alcohol Free Stretch Yet
Through daily meditation and study, I’ve come to discover that alcohol use disorder (or whatever we choose to call it) is the inevitable outcome of an unhealthy and compulsive desire – an obsession with alcohol. This compulsion to drink all the time is an entrenched habit on autopilot. You continue to seek the reward long after it has vanished. The high is a mirage. You drink just to feel normal.