Category: Journal

8.2.25 My daughter is out of town, so I had some quiet time and got to spend part of my day with Chevy. I like to call it “horse therapy.” There’s something incredibly grounding about being outside with the horses—their calm presence, the open space, the stillness. It gives me room to breathe, to think, Read more

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