Category: Addiction/Recovery
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What is mindfulness?
So mindfulness is intentionally living in the moment with awareness of things around you, without judging or rejecting, without any attachment to the moment. Mindfulness requires specific skills which is why there’s a need for practice. I probably don’t meditate as much as I should but I often do and…
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Take time to stop and smell the flowers!
I have loved flowers as long as I can remember. I grew up in a poor home and we had what we needed but rarely what we wanted. My mom was terminally ill for my teenage years as well as all my adult life, and so when we got food…
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The Best Gift I’ve Ever Recieved
It is extremely hard to decide what could be the best gift I’ve ever received. I must say that it would have to be the gift of being a mother. See, I was told by doctors at 19 that I would never bare children due to having such severe endometriosis…
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Making The Decision To Change My Life
I have always knew that I was quite different than others and I didn’t understand why I didn’t fit in. I blamed it on having a rough childhood or bad boyfriends…. There are many things and people that I have blamed my long list of problems on. I spent years…
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The Path To Recovery
You may be an addict or alcoholic wondering how to start. You may not even believe you have a problem, despite what family, friends, doctors, ect… If substance use has caused you financial , social, and mental hardships, it is likely that you have an addiction. Addiction is often a…
