by Liz | Dec 4, 2018 | Addict, Alcoholic, Long-Term Sobriety, Sobriety
My husband and I were driving home from a gorgeous day of sailing with my sponsor. He was in the car in front of me and was pulling up to a 4-way stop. I was about 20 yards behind him. I saw a car coming out of the intersection to our left going about 40 miles an...
by Liz | Nov 19, 2018 | Addict, Alcoholic, Holidays, Long-Term Sobriety, Recovery, Sober
I always wanted a Folger’s coffee or Hallmark card commercial holiday. I believed the hype and thought that’s the way it was supposed to be. So, I put myself and my family up to that expectation. We both failed miserably. As I gained more sobriety, the...
by Liz | Oct 29, 2018 | Addict, Alcoholic, Sponsor
I was 22 when my brother took me to my first recovery meeting for my drinking. 25 years ago, that was considered young to get sober and I was surrounded by people much older than me telling me what to do. I looked at all the differences instead of the similarities in...
