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My head's a jumbled mess.  I start the drive to Colorado one week from tomorrow, and I had my final couple's counseling appointment with Chris yesterday morning.  It was strange seeing him after two months apart.  The appointment itself was just awkward.  I was hoping that seeing his face would m...

My stomach did back flips the night I got the email.  There'd been no announcement, no warning it was coming.  It was just a simple text note with a header in a purple font.  I'd just received a friend request from someone on... OpenDiary. What what what?! I can't believe it has been resurrected!...

today is moving day.... I’m packing my things and putting them in boxes. I have so many things to pack it’s ridiculous! My dad is coming over today to help. I love my dad so much but I have not been around him due to my weed smoking. i finally got allll that shit out…

Reading comprehension was never one of my strong suites in elementary level. I specifically remember in 5th grade having to sit inside during recess because I had failed to grasp any main concepts in the novel the class was reading. My point being that I'm going to attempt to sum my entire 25 yea...

 Twenty-Four Hours a Day Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014 AA Thought for the Day On a dark night, the bright lights of the corner tavern look mighty inviting. Inside, there seems to be warmth and good cheer. But we don't stop to think that if we go in there, we'll probably end up drunk, with our…

 Step by Step Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014  Today, I will work on ACCEPTANCE of the things I CAN change and those I cannot. In accepting what I can change, I need both humility and courage to make changes even if they are not what I want but know I need; I need w...

 Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014 Today's thought from Hazelden is: He that cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he must pass himself; for every man has need to be forgiven.  -- Thomas Fuller Often we're afraid to forgive others who've hurt us because we believe that, in doing so, w...

 The Eye Opener Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014  We alcoholics were saved from unnumbered deaths in our drinking days and preserved for a purpose that only we could accomplish. God has His way of doing things and He selects people to be the instrumentality through which He works. If you fail to ...

 A Day at a Time Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014 Reflection for the Day I used to be an expert at unrealistic self-appraisal. At certain times, I would look only at that part of my life which seemed good. Then I would magnify whatever real or imagined virtues I had attained. Next, I would pat myself&...

 Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014 Today's thought from Hazelden is: How the I pervades all things!  -- William Ellery Channing If we could extract the "I" from our thoughts, some of us would lose our focus. We have a tendency to think only of our comfort, our convenience, our point of ...