“The seed you plant and the time of the planting determine the harvest.” I found this quote today in the First Presidency message at LDS.org, an article called God’s Harvest. I thought it was fitting for recovery: if I want to maintain recovery and continue progressing, I have to feed my spirit the appropriate things […]
Archives for August 2014
Questions to Consider in Recovery from Addiction
Yesterday was my birthday. The day went really well – we went out to eat with Ray and Amy and tried a new place. Beck made me breakfast in bed and gave me a new computer bag. She also made me a book called “Rock Bottom” that contains her journal entries about the pain of […]
Feelings of Shame, Blame and Perfectionism Can Feed Addiction
It was interesting this morning: I went golfing with some friends at 6:00 a.m. and the topic came up about pornography, cheating, and a family member who had had problems in both these areas. They joked about their wives crying about the topic; they joked about some of the details, but I couldn’t really laugh. […]
Why The War Chapters in the Book of Mormon?
Today is a new day. Today is a day of recovery. Today is a day I’m submitting my will to God. I started the day good today by going and playing basketball for an hour. It was good to get out and run around and associate with friends. When I got back, Beck was in […]
How I Can Apply the War Chapters in The Book of Mormon to My Life
Today will be an interesting day. Today is the day I meet a new counselor up in Pleasant Grove, one that came highly recommended for what I’ve been dealing with. What I’m dealing with really is a war. What I’m dealing with is a plague. What I’m dealing with is so potentially dangerous for my […]
Ensuring that I’m In Recovery
Yesterday was a great day. I felt so close to Beck and the kids, controlled my temper, and overall felt I submitted my will to God. However, with near perfect days, I get a bit nervous that they aren’t real – that I’m just “faking it ’til I make it” or something. I feel like, […]
Dealing with the Trials of Life
I have caused such difficult trials, both for myself and for Beck and my family, because of my selfish choices. I’ve never felt so much pain, regret, or remorse for the things I’ve done. I’ve never before had that awful feeling in my stomach that this could be the end of a life that I’d […]
Avoiding Becoming Like the Wicked Nephites
Last night was a really rough night for sleep. I kept coughing and couldn’t get to sleep at all for a long time. So I decided to read more in the Book of Mormon on my way to hitting my goal to have it finalized by September 1st. Here are some of the notes I […]
Casualness Leads to Casualty in Addiction
I’ve been so grateful that B has been consistent at sharing her journal entries with me; not only does it help me understand where she’s at in her recovery, but it also helps me remember how important it is that I do the same in my recovery. Yesterday, after a good talk the night before, […]
What I’ve Learned About Addiction from Reading the Book of Mormon
The last few weeks, well, the entire month of July, have been quite crazy. We’ve been in Wisconsin for the whole month – or I was there for about 20 of the 31 days and B and the kids were there for the entire month. During this time, I’ve had lots of time to reflect, […]
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