Spirituality
+2
Thanks for letting me share.
Recovery Go-Bag
+1
“When I put earplugs in, the feeling and thought is: ‘ah, there I am.’ It’s like a massive hug.”
Sobriety
+5
“When I was active, any stiff breeze, any mild bit of reversal, was enough to send me down into the narcissistic ball of pain. Now, mostly, I am just exceedingly glad still to be here.”
Death
And other acts of defiance in spiritual fitness. Lorca poem. New tunes.
The Small Bow Family Orchestra
We have a meeting today if you need it. Plus, Kate Light.
Depression
+3
"I’ve tried to stop, tried to delete everything, but without it I’m miserable."
Adult Children
+7
The perils of TV recapping through narcissistic injuries. Natalie Shapero. Thich Nhat Hanh on Anger. New tunes.
We have a meeting today if you need it. Plus, Thomas Lux.
Sober anniversary
+10
July check-ins are here.
Help us help you help others, etc.
Gratitude
It’s a struggle to remain an adult all! Week! Long!
Expanded Recovery
June stories you may have missed, and a call for July check-ins!
“There were months when I saw Jim and the guys in that bar more than I saw girls I was living with, more than I saw my parents when I was a child.”
Postcard from a writer's retreat in Pioneertown. New daily readers. Raymond Carver.
More Men Who Are Afraid: With Henry Giardina, Mark Pagán, Chris Gayomail, Joe Schrank, and Hamilton Nolan.
“I was definitely born with the ‘need.’ That urge to put something between me and living.”
It’s hard sometimes.
Fear
“Do you know what your son is spending money on? COCAINE!”
Our next check-in is here: “I would never talk about paying for sex with strippers, never talk about looking at animal porn, and sure as hell never talk about being unfaithful to women.”
Amanda Hess. Parenthood. Sinéad O'Connor. New tunes.
June Check-Ins, Part Two
+11
Time for (Part One) of our June check-ins
Grace
Brett Favre. BJJ. Mary Oliver. Ellen Bass. All the things. New tunes.
Dogs
“AND NOT A WORD OF THAT SHIT TO ANYONE, A.J."
