Posts by LifeRing

We all know about the dangers of drunk driving, and about the draconian penalties imposed on drivers who test above a certain level for the presence of alcohol in their blood. The level considered “impaired” has dropped considerably over the years and may drop again to a level that catches even relatively small amounts of…

More than a few recovering alcoholics/addicts, myself included, have compared their time in active addiction to getting into the ring with “Iron” Mike Tyson, and for good reason. The former undisputed heavyweight boxing champion of the world (1987 – 1990) was widely known during his heyday for crushing his opponents, sometimes in as little as…

This was posted recently on a LifeRing Email group by a longtime member: In a nutshell, my sobriety support group is LifeRing Secular Recovery. — the bottom line is to not drink or otherwise use- no matter what — we believe we have all the power over our addiction as long as we do not…

A recent post from a LifeRing email group sums up the experience of many upon finding LifeRing:     Without being too dramatic, my childhood years were pretty traumatic.  I was shuttled around from orphanage to orphanage, foster home to foster home, till I was in my teens.  The resounding message that I received from all…