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Today I will be vulnerable

Recovery begins when we begin to be vulnerable. Vulnerability is opening myself up...


The Big Picture

Each day we are bombarded with problems and decisions. That is the nature of life....


We make mistakes, but we are not a mistake.

Accepting our own humanity is fundamental to sobriety and our emotional reconstruction....


My addiction has a gym membership

A sobertool user submitted the following: "My addiction isn't only out in the parking...


Make it all fun.

Monopoly takes concentration, calm, resilience, the ability to handle frustration,...


Commonsense is realizing what's worth trying to change and what isn't

At the risk of being egotistical, and knowing that one should not mess with perfection,...


Don't beat yourself up over mistakes

You are going to make mistakes so it's unreasonable to worry about making them. Trying...


Perfect is on Mars, you're on Earth

Would I treat someone else as hard as I treat myself? Am I feeling worthless just...


Stop beating yourself up!

The dice are loaded. The game isn't fair. You are imperfect. You make mistakes and have...


"Ain't nobody messin' with you but you." - Robert Hunter

We may think they are the problem, but really we are the problem.  Our rigidity, ...