Keep Coming Back

“Keep Coming Back” (KCB) is a slogan often uttered at self-help meetings such as Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous. As an individual coming up on 43 years of continuous sobriety, 82 years of life, and experiencing the incredible impact of a pandemic, the words, keep coming back, seem particularly significant. I have always considered the

The Dungeon of Self

“We are all serving a life sentence in the dungeon of self.” Attributed to Cyril Connolly, a British author (1903-1974). I read the quote in one of the daily readings I do in support of a semblance of sane recovery, from a self help book called “In God’s Care” Hazelden 1991. I focused on the

Helping A Loved one with Drug or Alcohol Problem

I Love an Alcoholic or Addict: How Do I Help Him or Her? The answer to this question involves issues pertaining to the one with the disease of addiction as well as those in relationship with that person. I’ll just comment on some of the ways the loved one can help the addicted person. Often

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