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Month: August 2018

Over and Over—My Sobriety Map.

Published August 13, 2018August 15, 2018 by The OAM in addiction, alcohol recovery, recovery, sobriety

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I started sharing my poems because of you, Mary Oliver. Thank you for letting me try on your spirit and style. Thank you for sharing the darkest nights & deepest truths with us so we all could see ourselves in your words. I am brave because of your bravery. Rest easy. Thank you. 🕊 #maryoliver #quoteofthenight #wordsofwomen #womenwhowrite #softbody #mayitbeofbenefit #poetry

We moved to Japan one year ago. In that time, I celebrated one year of sobriety. I will celebrate two years of sobriety on April 3rd. I stopped taking prescription medications right before we moved here. Looking back, I seriously underestimated the impact of quitting all medications while simultaneously moving to Japan—into the unknown swings of Eastern culture. I’ve never felt more raw & exposed. If the first year of sobriety is a pink cloud, the second must be a vast and endless desert. But what I’ve learned about living in the desert is that it only makes water that much sweeter. Deserts help us replenish and move forward. They teach us to feel it all and step further into discomfort when everything else says to give up. Walking through the desert now, I know that I’m good at being uncomfortable. And I know that it doesn’t last forever. ⏳It’s just sandpaper. #extraordinarymachine #ramdass #fionaapple #sobriety #yogajapan #mayitbeofbenefit #womenwhowrite #teetotaler #soberlife #femalepoet #quoteofthenight #womenwhowander

When I am open, I am teachable. Everyone I meet has the power to change me. So what sweet, sentimental thing are you? #sentientbeings #teachable #mayitbeofbenefit #womenwhowrite #poetrycommunity #femalepoet #quoteofthenight #wanderful #mindfullife

Mt. Fuji from my window seat this afternoon. I hiked to Chureito pagoda across from Mt. Fuji last May. Now, floating above it, I see an old friend. A spiritual landmark for many including myself. This is home. Back across the ocean. Back to the island in a brand new year. 🇯🇵✈️🗻 #mountfuji #anewyear #womenwhowrite #wanderful #fulloflove #mayitbeofbenefit #writerscommunity #nomad

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