While I was recovering from a serious illness someone suggested that I start  sketching and drawing. It seemed like a stange suggestion because I never considered myself to be an artist but I went to an art supply store and purchased pencils and sketchbook and started drawing simple things. My first drawings were terrible when [...]

In my recovery I have discovered that one of the most difficult things to accomplish is forgiving myself for my past words and actions. I often think about the terrible things I said and did to people and to myself during the madness and chaos of my addiction. These memories are burned into my memory [...]