Author: Ciana

8.1.25 Today’s reading in Twenty-Four Hours a Day talked about how AA draws from medicine, psychiatry, and religion. That reminded me how recovery itself is rarely just one thing. When I got sober, I was desperate—and that desperation cracked me open in the best way. It gave me the willingness to try anything that might Read more

7.31.25 Part of the July 31 Daily Reflection reads: “By accepting life as it is, I gain serenity. By taking action, I gain courage, and I thank God for the ability to distinguish between the situations I can work on, and those I must turn over.” I don’t remember when I first heard the Serenity Read more

7.30.25 This morning I was drinking my coffee on the deck when the prettiest hummingbird came to the feeder just three feet away from me. Most of the hummingbirds I see are all brown, but this one had shimmering blue and green on its chest. One more of those little things I notice in sobriety, Read more

7.29.25 I wanted to share tonight about the topic of being more specific in our gratitude—really taking the time to name why we’re grateful for someone or something, and noticing the little things we often missed when we were drinking. It’s easy to rattle off the big stuff: health, family, a roof over my head. Read more