I Live

GENTLE SOBRIETY

The Bridge between Addiction and Permanent Sobriety

I "really" Live

I no longer mask shame of child sexual abuse.

It happened.

It changed the God-given course of my life.

I was an addict; but I healed.

I face the day with a clear head.

The colors are bright and beautiful.

My days are not gray and bleak, featureless and dark.

I allow myself to feel the whole range of human emotions.

I shake with laughter until I can't catch my breath.

I allow myself to sob during a sad movie.

I mourn in deep grief over the loss of a loved one.

I exuberantly cheer a team.

I practice smiling at the wind or the site of a dancing willow.

God gave humans the ability to feel emotions and the ability to purge emotions.

We are to embrace these gifts. Love them.

Feel.

Then express yourself.

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