The Disease of the Will
Addiction. A word that is heard around the world today, yet still has some stigma behind it. So, what exactly does it mean? What is the history? Who has it, who doesn’t? What makes one an “addict”? And how bad is it really? Our most recent book we have started reading in my book club is called The Urge Our History of Addiction by Carl Erik Fisher. And when I tell you its interesting and whole-heartedly thought provoking (if you let it), it is. Talk about having a different pe
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Who’s running the show?
Hey y’all from Happily Ever Laura. Crazy enough, I have a few moments to myself. The house is quiet (which is weird) because everyone is sleeping, including the dogs and I wanted to sit down to write to you fine folks in amongst some laundry and popping dinner in the oven. Adulting, what fun. But also, isn’t this what the cool kids are doing these days? I remember, vaguely, way back when, in a drunken stupor, thinking about this very moment in the future and what it would be
Jul 46 min read
A Day in the Life of Doing All the Things
A day in the life of this alcoholic in recovery is pretty jam packed these days, but its something that I’ve been thinking about these days…so lets unpack it. Ever since I got my drivers license at the end of February, I’ve wanted to do “all the things”. Whatever that means, right? When I first started driving again, I had not driven in well over 10 years, so I had to get used to it. I would make sure I got to drive every day at least once because I absolutely loved it (and q
Jun 166 min read
Overwhelming Chaos
Lately, I’ve been thinking about life…like really thinking about it. How interesting it is to be human here on earth, how we interact with others, how we feel, how we act, how we talk, how we live. And how we can live so differently from one lifetime to another. I think back on the life I used to live: when I was a child, then growing up into an adult. I remember being an only child as a kid, in a very quiet house (most of the time), wishing for siblings, wishing for that goo
Jun 74 min read
