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Week #1 in Vietnam – Journal (unedited)

11/30/17 Life is so bizarre. I feel about a million times lighter than I did exactly twenty-four hours ago, when … More

addiction, blog, buddhism, challenge, journal, journaling, life, music, recovery, sobriety, solotravel, travel, wanderlust, writing

On Stories + Connection

I like to call myself an introvert. I took one of those online Myers Briggs’ tests and it told me … More

addiction, alcoholism, connection, consciousness, croatia, heart, human, ireland, music, openness, people, philosophy, recovery, relationships, sexuality, sobriety, spirituality, tantra, techno, writing

Vulnerability

\ˌvəl-n(ə-)rə-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun “the quality or state of being exposed to the possibility of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally.” … More

addiction, alcoholism, music, recovery, singer-songwriter, sobriety, spirituality, vulnerability, writing

Identity

I am a mystery to myself. Most people, I think, were getting to know themselves throughout their late teens and early to … More

AA, addiction, alcohol, alcoholism, christmas, confusion, consciousness, dancing, everything, existentialism, growth, identity, love, meetings, music, nature, party, philosophy, progress, reading, self-knowledge, session, spirituality, sponsorship, usa, winter, writing, yoga

New Year

It’s 2017, and I’m in Amsterdam waiting for a plane to take me back to Ireland, where I’m spending the … More

2016, 2017, AA, addiction, alcohol, alcoholism, book, caffeine, coffee, consciousness, drinking, family, growth, holidays, love, meetings, milestone, music, nature, new year, paganism, philosophy, progress, reading, recovery, songwriting, spirituality, sponsor, sponsorship, usa, winter, writing, yoga

Sponsorship

When I started off in AA, I had lots of assumptions and thoughts about sponsorship, none of which have rung … More

AA, addiction, consciousness, meetings, music, opportunity, philosophy, progress, recovery, self-love, sobriety, spirituality, sponsee, sponsor, sponsorship, usa

Super Moon

Last week (Thursday) I celebrated eighteen months of continuous sobriety. I suppose that’s my greatest achievement. I am somewhat reluctant … More

AA, acceptance, addiction, alcoholism, cities, growth, love, lunar, meetings, milestone, mindfulness, music, nature, paganism, philosophy, progress, recovery, self-love, sobriety, spirituality, supermoon, tea, yoga

Cruise

Today is the first day of the rest of our lives. We’ve just elected a bigoted, racist, xenophobic, homophobic, misogynistic … More

12 step, acceptance, alcoholism, clinton, cruise, election, everything, fall, injustice, justice, love, mindfulness, music, nature, ocean, philosophy, presidential, recovery, self-love, sobriety, spirituality, tea, tolerance, trump, usa

Lady Science

I’ve had a number of subjects in my head the last few days that I wanted to write about, but … More

acceptance, but, everything, fine, is, it's, love, mindfulness, music, shite, sobriety, sometimes, soul capsule, spirituality

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