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7 minute read It’s Never Enough In Part 1, I mentioned how part of addiction is requiring progressively greater doses to experience the same effect. I truly wish I never sustained the excessive rush...
Returning to the Same ol’ Thing in Addiction Addiction reminds me of this Bible passage: “As a dog returns to his own vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.” (Proverbs 26:11 NKJV)...
A weird thing happened the other day. As much as I like to take credit for my own personal growth, this one occurred a bit more organically. I began to notice something profound about my anxiety and how...
Boy, I’ve been lazy. Sometimes, I get in a funk and need to take a step back from my normal routine. I don’t think that by itself is so wrong. After a certain amount of time on a hiatus, it becomes exponentially...
Doubtful others can relate to this concept of the weekend going by too quickly, but hear me out. Ever since Tony Stark cooked up the theory of relativity, we have at least had a scientific explanation...
So, I did a thing. Okay, it was several things. This past week, I ran a little experiment for myself. First, a little background. A Little Background Five years into my recovery from sexual addiction,...
In the shadow of death I abate my breath Bereft of a dream Dread reigns supreme Trudge through the vale Never scale the summit No chance here to fail Nor reason to plummet Climb again You do implore Drown...
Despite anger being a more acceptable emotion for men to show, it still gets a bad rap. Anger can be used to intimidate and manipulate. Left untempered, it boils and morphs into rage. Unbridled rage can...
Surveying past experience can bring up helpful insight into the why behind current attitudes and behaviors. If my best thinking got me into a huge mess, there must be parts of me best suited for retirement....
It is an arduous undertaking to remove oneself from expectations surrounding the holidays. Christmas alone is rife with tradition and presupposition. Though holidays have been sensationalized and ravished...