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.
Zoom Happy Hours and Alcohol In The Workplace
Our V.P. of Sales Operations joked, “It’s five o’clock somewhere!” (It was 11am for Tim and me). Another V.P. joked that he’d hold our boss responsible if he couldn’t make it through the rest of his afternoon meetings as he sipped on what appeared to be a neat whiskey.
Day 96 – Inviting Good Ol’ Drinkie For A Chat
I find that the more I let go of alcohol and marijuana addiction, the greater the gravity I feel pulling me forward. I feel less anchored in the past or badgered by The Judge.
How Can We Decouple From Alcohol?
In many of us, there is a hole and we try to fill that hole with alcohol and drugs. But the irony is that these chemicals don’t fill the hole. They simply lay a temporary blanket of fog over the hole. With the hole now hidden from view, our vices dig it ever deeper and wider. The result is often what becomes a seemingly impossible hole to fill.
What Dry January Can Teach Us
But, thankfully, I made it through in one piece and found that Dry January, like Sober October, and Dry July have much to teach us. And this would hold true for any dry month you might choose to pursue. It’s important to point out, that if you need an excuse to dry out and give your brain and liver a break, there’s no need to wait for a designated ‘dry’ month!
Daily Meditation Creates A New “Me” – Year 1
As I carefully examine my progress over the past year, the impact of daily meditation is profound. Its influence has seeped into every corner of my life.