Tag: Mindset


  • If you’ve delved into any self-help lore, you’ve probably heard the phrase that says you are an amalgamation of the five people who you spend the most time with.  Basically, if you hang out with burn-outs, you’ll also be a burn-out. If you hang out with alcoholics, you’ll be an alcoholic. If you hang out…

  • GETTING OUT OF A RUT I have to admit, I haven’t been myself lately. I could blame it on seasonal depression, or the fact that the holidays can be tough on a wallet, but if I’m being completely honest, I know what the real reason is. I haven’t been practicing what I preach.  I’ve been…

  • Happy Anniversary To Us! Today is Tori and I’s 2 year anniversary. It’s insane putting that number down, because it feels like we’ve been together much longer (in a good way). Everything just felt like home together. I met her daughter Ava a couple months in, we moved in together shortly after that. Everybody thought…

  • I chose sober because I wanted a better life. I stay sober because I got one. -Anonymous I know this title is going to upset a lot of recovering alcoholics, but this is my truth. As of this writing, I have been alcohol free for 500 days. This is not my first abstinence from alcohol,…