It occurred to me the other night as I left Italian class and looked up at the Beaver moon: moving to New York would have been a completely different animal if I was still drinking. Like the movie Sliding Doors, in which the main character’s life splits into two parallel scenarios depending on whether or [...]
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Sliding Doors
Posted in Awareness, Recovery, tagged Alcoholism, Awareness, buddhism, change, drinking problem, expectations, living in the moment, New York City, progress, recovery, restlessness, uncertainty, work on November 14, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Today on Drinking Diaries: The Hard Questions (about alcohol)
Posted in Alcoholism, Awareness, tagged Alcohol, Alcoholism, Awareness, change, drinking problem, living in the moment, progress, recovery, Susan Piver on November 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Just wanted to share a blurb of my piece on the hard questions about alcohol, which was featured today on Drinking Diaries: For years before I decided to stop drinking, I struggled with a single question: Am I an alcoholic? I thought there were two answers: Identify as an alcoholic and stop drinking, or [...]
The Hard Questions (about drinking)
Posted in Alcohol, Awareness, tagged Alcohol, Alcoholism, Awareness, buddhism, drinking problem, living in the moment, progress, recovery, Susan Piver, uncertainty on October 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
One of my favorite relationship books is The Hard Questions: 100 Questions to Ask Before You Say “I Do” by Susan Piver. This slim volume poses deceptively simple questions for discussion by couples about to get hitched. By focusing on several key areas – home, work, sex, family – it raises questions from the ordinary [...]
What Do I Care?
Posted in Awareness, Recovery, tagged Alcohol, Alcoholism, Awareness, buddhism, change, drinking problem, expectations, Forgiveness, friends, love, meditation, progress, recovery, Shamatha, uncertainty on August 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
No one has ever become poor by giving. ~Anne Frank Recently I completed my first Shambhala class, Ruling Your World, based on Sakyong Mipham’s book of the same name. The class is a wonderful teaser on the Way of Shambhala, including an introduction to the four mythical creatures encountered on the path to enlightenment. [...]
Going Solo
Posted in Alcoholism, Awareness, Recovery, tagged Alcohol, Alcoholism, Awareness, change, drinking problem, fear, living in the moment, progress, recovery, resolutions, restlessness, uncertainty, work on August 1, 2011 | 10 Comments »
Here is an excerpt of an essay published today on TheFix.com: Once I began to question my drinking, I thought I had two options: identify myself as an alcoholic and stop drinking with the help of a group, or decide that I was not an alcoholic and continue. I ignored any other possibilities. I [...]
