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I’ve been thinking a lot about my early sobriety and how I felt pretty lonely at first. Once I got clean, most of my “friends” dropped off. Going even further, once I got sober, by sober, I mean when I started to work on my mindset and stopped being a dry drunk, I lost even…
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The last four years have been a whirlwind in my sobriety story. The blessings and gifts you see in recovery are unreal. Now that the newness or the “honeymoon” phase has worn off a little on my clean time, I realize that this is the phase where I need to learn to sit with myself.…
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The other day I was working on some clerical duties for my small business, and I got to thinking about all the work that goes into pursuing entrepreneurship and growing a small side business. I kept focusing on how hard “I” work at maintaining something like this. I realized that I don’t give enough due…
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I was recently listening to my favorite podcaster; the subject was cultivating happiness, which captured my thoughts like nothing I had ever heard in a long time. This subject got my wheels turning. I wanted to dedicate some time and unpack my feelings about cultivating happiness. Maybe I’m writing this cause I need to hear…
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By Joe Hardin Hello all, I recently celebrated my second year of sobriety, and with this came a new chapter with its own difficulties and rewards. I still have waves of shame that come and go the things I’ve done people I’ve disappointed and hurt. The feeling is a good thing, take this and use…
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Fail ForwardLike other things in life, you do not wake up and just excel at woodworking. Each skill and properly executed technique has a thousand failed attempts hiding behind it. I think about this a lot in growing my small business, raising a family, nurturing my love for endurance sports, and working on my continuing…
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I was thinking a lot this morning about the words recovery and restoration. It may not seem like a big deal to others, but this is the fourth vacation we’ve taken as a family where I’ve been sober. It’s a milestone to be celebrated. The phrase recover and restore is on my mind a lot…
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I was reflecting all weekend about the recent passing away of Matthew Perry over the weekend. I repeated this quote hundreds of times since I heard the news. ‘Will you help me?’ I will always say, ‘Yes, I know how to do that. I will do that for you, even if I can’t always do…
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Lately, I’ve had the opportunity to share my sobriety testimony with others. This opportunity allowed me to sit with my emotions and process who I was as an active addict and who I have become. As you can imagine, this is a raw and emotional experience to unpack the transgressions you committed against friends and…
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I woke up like most mornings, heart pounding and pouring sweat with the dark cloud of shame hanging over my head. This was nothing unusual, just another morning for a drunk who once again found another rock bottom. This vicious cycle is one I had done thousands of times before, but this one was different.…
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I wanted to unpack my experience with them in the wake of most of the nation watching the Netflix documentary called “Take Your Pills,” and I wanted to share my experience that is not unique. Still, I deemed it worthy of sharing so others may know they are not alone with benzo’s addiction. My first…
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Sobriety, Sweat and Sawdust 