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I like this phrase “turning addictions into assets.” For this is what those of us in recovery truly do in time. If we follow the 12-steps of AA, to the best of our ability we will find ourselves rising above our addictions.
I would not have written two books if I hadn’t gotten myself into recovery from alcoholism. I would not be doing any public speaking to help reduce the stigma of mental illness and substance abuse. The longer we are in recovery the more creative we become in our efforts to give back.
A friend of mine talks alot about creative recovery in his blog, the Spiritual River.
A new word for our vocabulary. If you are in recovery from substance abuse and are anything like me, in my final days of my active disease, my vocabulary had been reduced to four-letter words and many of them weren’t so nice. In recovery, we love to grow and learn. I’ve always had a fascination with words and I’d like to spread this contagion.
At the bottom of some of my posts, I will feature a word of the day so that we can start rebuilding our vocabulary as we rebuild our lives. I’m here to grow and I hope you are too so here we go…
effrontery • \ih-FRUN-tuh-ree\ • noun
: shameless boldness : insolence
Example Sentence:
The other guests at the party were astonished by the effrontery of Patrick’s insulting behavior toward the host.
Ed. Note: Become a more persuasive writer and speaker… build your self-confidence and intellect… increase your attractiveness to others… just by learning a new word as often as you can.
