What is ASMR? [Courtesy of Dictionary.com]Autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR) is a calming, pleasurable feeling often accompanied by a tingling sensation. This tingle is said to originate in a person’s head and spread to the spine (and sometimes the limbs) in response to stimulation. The stimuli that trigger ASMR vary from person to person. Some of the most … Continue reading FridayFUN: ASMR Goodness
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On Alcoholism, Sobriety, and Running Toward a Future — Longreads
“…no one sober knows if they’re going to be sober forever. It was a forgiving moment, and it humbled me.” via On Alcoholism, Sobriety, and Running Toward a Future — Longreads LOU'S FOOTNOTES: This is something I am always repeating to peers and fellow patients of addiction treatment. They get it, too. It makes me chuckle … Continue reading On Alcoholism, Sobriety, and Running Toward a Future — Longreads
ENTRY: Praying the Way You Want to
I love crafting my own prayers. It's a special, sacred way of communicating with Higher Power, or God in my case. Of course, the prayers must be written down, so that I can keep revisiting them. They then serve like journal entries, as well. So, these homemade devotions make for very detailed and colorful time … Continue reading ENTRY: Praying the Way You Want to
ENTRY: Oh, Lovely Energy
Life is good. I am living it one day at a time, in a sober manner. There are some very stressful situations, but hey, that’s life. Stress is totally, 100% typical for everybody. That's clear. Also, none of us is perfect. I am a perfectionist, but I have to always remember that I will never … Continue reading ENTRY: Oh, Lovely Energy
ENTRY: Meditating… Wheels within Wheels (at First)
For the longest time--in fact it was up until recently when I actually followed through with my eleventh step, but honestly, I never knew how to meditate. Well, that was how I used to phrase it. I thought that there was this certain, strict procedure behind meditating. I always thought it had something to do … Continue reading ENTRY: Meditating… Wheels within Wheels (at First)