For by grace you have been saved through faith.And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God.Ephesians 2:8 When I think back on the course of my life and the fact that I’ve been living with a co-occurring condition of bipolar disorder and addiction for more than 37 years I am […]
Recovery
Is That You God?
“Perhaps this is the moment for which you’ve been created.”Esther 4:14 “Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards.”Soren Kierkergaard If only I had known these two things when I was in the depths of my despair in my late adolescence and early adulthood. It was during this period that I […]
Reflections on a 30-Year Journey in Recovery
“For when a few years are past, I shall go the way of no return.”Job 16:22 This past Wednesday I celebrated 30 years clean. 30 years of not using alcohol or any illicit drugs. The years prior to this time were fueled by substance abuse that was accompanied by a co-occurring mental health disorder. It […]
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