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Closure

May 31, 2017 By Clairey @ High on Hugs 6 Comments

2008 newly sober, one of my last times in SBS, CO, and at my old house.

I think to some degree all humans all seek closure. The 12 steps help me face my past, accept it, and move forward. Most of the time that works just as it’s supposed to. In this particular situation, I feel I need more.  I think what I’m craving is, “closure.” [Read more…]

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Filed Under: Gaining "Clairey-T", Pavillon Alumni Blog Posts Tagged With: addiction, alcoholism, Closure, faith without works is dead, Higher Power, more will be revealed, recovery, serenity, sobriety, step work, the promises, we do recover

Secrets…

February 6, 2017 By Clairey @ High on Hugs 6 Comments

November 6th, 2007 I checked myself into the Pavillon. The next 6 weeks were an emotional roller coaster spent crying, arguing, laughing, bartering, being mad, being in moments of denial and regret, having moments of “Clairey-ty”, and learning about my disease and who I am without drugs in my system. [Read more…]

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Filed Under: Gaining "Clairey-T" Tagged With: 12 steps, AA, alcoholism, experience strength and hope, one day at a time, recovery, recovery blog, sobriety, the promises, Your secrets keep you sick

Whoopee Parties…

December 30, 2016 By Clairey @ High on Hugs Leave a Comment

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“So our rule is not to avoid a place where there is drinking, if we have a legitimate reason for being there. That includes bars, nightclubs, dances, receptions, weddings, even plain ordinary whoopee parties…” BB pg 101

As the holiday season is in full swing I thought it would be a good reminder to discuss some party tools. [Read more…]

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Filed Under: Experience, Strength & Hope Tagged With: 12 steps, AA big book quotes, alcoholism, big book, check your motives, experience strength and hope, new year's parties, one day at a time, Problems and Solutions, recovering alcoholic, recovery, recovery blog, recovery tools, spiritually fit, staying sober through the holidays

Meeting makers make it…

October 14, 2016 By Clairey @ High on Hugs Leave a Comment

img_7296“Meeting makers make it” they say. It’s also been said that AA doesn’t need me but I need AA. Boy did I get a slice of humble pie this week. [Read more…]

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Are you aware?

August 22, 2015 By Clairey @ High on Hugs 2 Comments

IMG_1709One of the greatest gifts I’ve received in recovery is my awareness. I sat down this morning to write and everything I thought of was grouchy and negative. [Read more…]

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We will intuitively know…

August 14, 2015 By Clairey @ High on Hugs Leave a Comment

imageFeeling lots of feelings this month. Another friend of mine has passed away. We had been friends for twenty years. He was married to another friend of mine from my early years here in Jackson Hole and they have 2 beautiful young boys. I drove up to Montana to say goodbye. Lots of crying, singing, praying and talking to God on my drive. I was honored to bid him adieu by singing Amazing Grace at his service. I love singing that song even though I get terrible stage fright. Such powerful words especially for this addict/alcoholic. Grief is such a strange thing. We all seem to process it in such different ways. [Read more…]

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I am SOFA KING !

April 25, 2014 By Clairey @ High on Hugs 12 Comments

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I am SOFA KING! I am SOFA KING! I am so-fa-king HIGH ON HUGS! 

I am not high on drugs. I have not relapsed!

I have however been on hiatus for a while now from the blogosphere. It has been quite some time since I have hopped on here to write or to read any of the blogs I follow.  Actually the last blog I wrote was for my acceptance of The Sunshine Award. Again big thanks to my sweet friend Maggie for the nomination.  I have numerous excuses for why I have not written. But as we all know excuses are like assholes…

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2,193 days = 6 years (in a row)!!

February 4, 2014 By Clairey @ High on Hugs 12 Comments

photo (7)Today like many days, I woke up. HAHAHA!

What is different about this day is I did so with no regrets, unlike my morning 6 years ago.

I had relapsed on my 90th day.  That night after a meeting I drank 1 & 1/2 glasses of wine.  I didn’t get drunk, but what I did do is something totally stupid.

You see when I checked myself into rehab 90 days prior as a cocaine addict and a self medicated manic-depressive (with more manic tendencies) and ADHD, I didn’t want to stop drinking and smoking pot.  I just wanted to not be a slave to cocaine anymore.

I didn’t have a drinking problem.

Hello, I wore a complete hole in my septum from snorting so much cocaine and then started cooking up crack cause my nose hurt too bad..

I’m a coke head not an ALCOHOLIC! Jeez people! [Read more…]

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