New for NA Peeps!
Brand new design, hot out of the oven. Come and get yours! Officially licensed by Narcotics Anonymous. http://serenityisforever.com/jewelry/dog-tag/military-style/na-symbol-dog-tag-necklace.html
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My stuff is at Bill and Lois W’s House!
I am so honored! Some of my artwork has been chosen to be showcased at Stepping Stones, the historic home of Bill and Lois Wilson, respective co-founders of Alcoholic Anonymous and Al-Anon in Bedford, NY. Stepping Stones www.steppingstones.org operates as a historic home museum and has a gift shop on site and will be selling some of my jewelry.
Read MoreAlcohol – the cheapest drug in America
I was shopping at Trader Joe’s today and came face to face with a display for house brand Vodka priced at $10.99 for 1.75 litres. Wow that makes for some cheap booze! You are looking at 40 drinks for about $0.27 per shot. Then I looked around some more, I noticed they have wine priced at $2.00 a bottle and that’s a big $0.40 a glass. That wine has been famously dubbed TJ’s Two Buck Chuck (Charles Shaw Vineyard). Beer was just as cheap too. Depending on one’s tolerance, a…
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Spanish Serenity Prayer is Beautiful
I’ve been living in Los Angeles for over 20 years and I very much admire and enjoy the local Hispanic culture and language. For years now, I’ve been meaning to offer a Spanish version of the Serenity Prayer to my customers. I believe the Serenity Prayer is beautiful in any language but it is particularly lovely in Spanish. Have a look at my latest Latin edition to the Serenity Prayer family. Muchas Gracias!
Read MoreSupportive. Not an Enabler.
I get many emails from mothers, fathers, husbands, wives, girlfriends and boyfriends of those who have just come into sobriety. It is to these people, my own loving husband included, that I want to dedicate this blog entry. Let’s talk about how difficult it is for you to do your part: You can help. You can encourage. The most important thing is to not enable the addiction. Show moral support, faith and love but never enable. Although this Thanksgiving marks a decade of my own sobriety, I can still remember…
Read MoreNot only for addicts…
I received an email from a Gulf War veteran which touched me. I’d like to share it with you: Hi, your work is amazing. I am a recovering addict recently diagnosed with PTSD from the Gulf War….I was just wondering if you are continuing your blog work. I haven’t seen any updates from September. I hope all is well. — Charles Thank you for asking Charles! I haven’t been very well, I’ve been having chronic back pain issues for the last six months. What’s more, I’m not taking any pain…
Read MoreWas Dracula Really Just Drinking…Blood?
In my last blog post, I talked about how wrong I was in my belief that Stephen King’s Misery was about the artist trapped in the horror-genre. After reading his book, On Writing-A Memoir of the Craft, it turns out that he was writing about being trapped and crippled by drugs and alcohol. So much for my years of literary interpretation I learned at school! This has opened up my eyes and I now wonder how many other novels or short shorts are about addiction and alcoholism masked in metaphors. …
Read MoreStephen King Is One Of Us
I picked up a used book by Stephen King called On Writing – A Memoir of the Craft. It’s partially a memoir, and partially a how-to book on writing. To my amazement there is a small section of the memoir, Chapter 36, where he talks about his struggles with addiction. He very openly and poignantly describes his battle with booze and drugs and discusses the myth surrounding mind-altering substances and creative endeavor. He talks about 20th century writers like Hemingway and Fitzgerald who have perpetuated the myth that one must…
Read MoreSuicide Survivor
I’m a survivor of many events in my life. I’ve survived addiction, I’ve survived parental alcoholism and I’ve survived a suicide. My brother, may he rest in peace, took his own life 13 years ago this week. I remember the day I got the phone call as clearly as it was yesterday. It was a beautiful Sunday afternoon and I was sorting through the laundry when the phone rang. My cousin who rarely called me was on the other line. She told me he committed suicide and then everything changed…
Read MoreDear Friend
I may be clean and sober for nine years now, but alcoholism and addiction is alive and well in my family. I’m sick of it and I want it to go away, but I have to deal with it AGAIN and AGAIN. I want to share a letter I wrote a friend one today: My friend, I know you are angry, confused and hurt right now. I know because I’ve been there. About 10 years ago, my life was a shambles, my marriage was falling apart, I hated everybody and…
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