“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 […]
Amazing Grace
One of the greatest evidences of God’s love to those that love him is,to send them afflictions, with grace to bear them. ~ John Wesley I’ve been living with bipolar disorder for over 36 years (two-thirds of my life) and co-occurring addiction disorder since my mid-teens (I have 29 years clean now). Most of these […]