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A View on LifeRing’s “Structure”
LifeRing member Byron Kerr shares some thoughts on LifeRing’s approach to providing structure in recovery: I recently heard a proposal in a LifeRing forum that, “some people just need the structure of 12-Step.” This reflects an assumption that LifeRing is somehow unstructured. While it is true that we do not offer a single “official” structure as to…
On Counting Sober Time
A member of the LifeRing board of directors writes about the issue of ‘counting the days’ since one’s last use of alcohol or other drug: It was helpful for me to tally the years from birth to about 35 and include them in my sober time, an idea I kind of gleaned (perhaps taking some liberties…
LifeRing is present at Treatment Professionals’ Annual Conference
LifeRing board member Jeff K. submitted the following report about his attendance at the annual CAADAC conference in Sacramento: The 2013 Annual Conference of the California Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors was held in Sacramento earlier in October and LifeRing was there! As in several past years, we set up a table in the Exhibit Hall,…
You are NOT powerless!
One of the most-read items on this website is an essay by long-time LifeRing supporter Dr. Candice Shelby, an Associate Professor of Philosopy at the University of Colorado. I thought it might be worthwhile to draw your attention to it again. It encapsulates an important part of what LifeRing stands for. See it Here.
You Are Not Your Habits!! New Book Shows How to Break Free of Them
I recently read a book called The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business,” by Charles Duhigg. I think that many folks in early recovery, or in contemplation of recovery, will find this book enormously useful. It uses a number of real-life vignettes to illustrate the power of habit,…
Searching For Obamacare
The following is Part 1 in a series of posts regarding one slightly middle-aged, uninsured gal’s search for affordable, quality health care coverage in the age of Obamacare. In spite of the current battle in Washington, where the immediate toll for Congress’s feckless legislative filibustering will injure all but those who’ve waged it (their toll,…
In the Beginning…
This is the first in what will be a series of stories from LifeRing members about their experience in finding and joining LifeRing. In 1999, I was a “functional” addict steadily becoming less functional. I owned a bookstore in Port Angeles, WA, a small town about 50 miles west of Seattle. I’d been drinking for years,…
Nothing Like a Little Good Publicty …
Dick Sprague, a LifeRing Convenor in Tabernash (Grand County), CO, provided information for an article in SkyHiNews “serving Winter Park, Granby, and Grand County, CO.” The article can be read in full by clicking Here. Sprague is mentioned in the article and provided most or all of the information for it. Here’s a sample: “LifeRing…
A LifeRing Keeper: Lessons Learned After 7 Months of Sobriety
Below is a recent post to one of LifeRing’s email groups, written by a member expressing her great pleasure at reaching 7 months of continuous sobriety. It contains much wisdom that I wanted to share. It speaks both to those new to recovery and to veterans. — Craig Whalley Hello all. Altho I don’t post…