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Inside My God Box

October 14, 2014 stephaniep12 step, 12step, aa, ACOA, addiction, addiction and creativity, Al-anon, ALANON, na, recovery, serenityprayer, sober birthdays0 comment

I have a secret. Actually, hundreds of secrets, hopes, fears, desires, wishes all written on little scrapes of paper I’ve collected throughout the years and stuffed into my God Box. This is my way of Letting Go, Letting God – surrendering them to my Higher Power. Instead of worrying, ruminating or obsessing over life, I write it down and Turn It Over. My first sponsor, over 13 years ago, had one. She thought everyone should have one. At first, I thought it was little childish until I went through some…

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Relapse Scares Me Still

September 12, 2012 stephaniep12 step, aa, addiction, addiction and creativity, Al-anon, ALANON, alcoholism, fear of relapse, na, recovery, serenity prayer, serenityprayer, sober birthdays, sobriety anniversary0 comment

Relapse from recovery is my number one fear. Falling off the wagon, going out, screwing up: same difference. As a person in recovery for over 10 years, the fear of relapse still scares me sober. And it seems like everyone in recovery I’ve come in contact with has exactly the same fear. Once an alcoholic or addict is “in recovery” and has been clean and sober for a while and continues to go to AA or NA or other 12 Step meetings, relapse is still a very real possibility. Although…

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Spanish Serenity Prayer is Beautiful

February 12, 2012 stephaniep12 step, 12step, aa, addiction, Serenity, serenityprayer, sober birthdays, Spanish Serenity Prayer0 comment

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!

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Not only for addicts…

November 13, 2011 stephaniep12 step, 12step, aa, addiction, addiction and creativity, PTSD, recovery, Serenity, serenity prayer, serenityprayer0 comment

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…

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Dear Friend

December 30, 2010 stephaniep12 step, 12step, aa, addiction, alcoholism, christmas and alcoholism, holidays and addiction, just for today, na, one day at a time, recovery, Serenity, serenityprayer0 comment

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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Solitary confinement

April 9, 2009 stephaniep12 step, 12step, aa, ACOA, addiction, alcoholism, boredom, christmas and alcoholism, isolation and addiction, na, one day at a time, Serenity, serenityprayer0 comment

When I was using, sometimes I felt like I was living in solitary confinement. My addiction was my incarceration–a lonely, frightening and lifeless jail of my own doing. Now that I’m clean and sober there is a whole dimension of solitude I’ve learned to embrace rather than fear. During my first year of sobriety, dealing with solitude was difficult. Like many others entering recovering, I had to let go of friends who used and using patterns I had developed that were social. Although I had developed other social networks with…

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The Importance of Sobriety Anniversaries

February 14, 2009 stephaniep12 step, 12step, aa, just for today, let go let god, one day at a time, serenityprayer, sober birthdays, sobriety anniversary0 comment

I just wrote an essay on why sobriety anniversaries are so important. Check it out at http://hubpages.com/hub/The-Importance-of-the-Sobriety-Annivers

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Celebrity. Rehab.

April 23, 2008 stephaniep12 step, 12step, act as if, addicted celebs, addiction, alcoholism, celebrity rehab, na, recovery, Serenity, serenity prayer, serenityprayer0 comment

It seems not another day goes by that you hear about some famous person going to rehab. In this age of celebrity, being in recovery has almost become fashionable. Mind you, I am not usually into in celebrity gossip but when I hear about “so and so” going into rehab again, I can’t help but take an interest. Maybe it’s because I believe that celebrities in recovery are good publicity for recovery. To most people, stars seem to be these indivduals that are larger than life but when they wind…

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Happy Sober Birthday

March 13, 2008 stephaniep12step, aa, addiction, na, one day at a time, recovery, Serenity, serenity prayer, serenityprayer, sober birthdays, sobriety anniversary0 comment

The other day while I was at work, (yes, do have a day job as being an artist doesn’t pay all the bills), one of my co-workers made a comment along the lines of, “Why would anyone celebrate being sober?” To that I replied, “For some people who have nearly destroyed their lives with drugs, alcohol or any other addictions, one more year of sobriety is a big freaking deal.” Of course, my co-worker is not in recovery and for people outside the community, the idea of celebrating sobriety seems…

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Still dreaming of using after all these years

February 17, 2008 stephaniep12 step, 12step, aa, addiction, dreaming of using, dreams of addiction, na, recovery, serenity prayer, serenityprayer0 comment

It’s been a little over six years now that I’ve been clean and every now and then I have a dream that I’m about to use. Usually it’s the same dream too that basically challenges my sobriety. In this dream, I am typically alone and low and behold, I seem to have found a stash of dope that I’ve completely forgotten about. So there I am in the same place I was years ago, excited to have found this buried treasure and wanting to have some right away. But in…

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Inside My God Box

Relapse Scares Me Still

Spanish Serenity Prayer is Beautiful

Not only for addicts…

Dear Friend

Solitary confinement

The Importance of Sobriety Anniversaries

Celebrity. Rehab.

Happy Sober Birthday

Still dreaming of using after all these years