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What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger

What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger

Sober Living - Life At Full Throttle ― What a cliché, right? The first time I actually heard this saying was in the movie “Kiss of Death” with David Caruso. David’s character was the one who said it and the phrase kind of echoed in my brain every moment since...

Tags: 2013, Alcoholism, Believe, Character Defects, Co-dependency, Darlene Steelman

Darlene Steelman ― 11 weeks ago

We Are Not Perfect

We Are Not Perfect

Sober Living - Life At Full Throttle ― More so in the last ten years than any other year there seems to be this strive for perfection. People want the perfect family, the perfect job, the perfect mate, the perfect nose, boobs, butt… I could go on forever. And don’t sit...

Tags: 2013, Addiction, Adversity, Alcoholism, Character Defects, Darlene Steelman

Darlene Steelman ― 11 weeks 6 days ago

18 Things

Sober Living - Life At Full Throttle ― “18 Things” by Jamie Ayres releases on January 24, 2013!  Check out her blog here to get the latest on that and the “18 Things” blog hop.  If you decide to do the “18 Things” challenge, you can link up here to ...

Tags: 18 Things, 2013, Bucket List, Darlene Steelman, Fun, Bill Wilson House

Darlene Steelman ― 17 weeks ago

Building a Sober Network

Sober Living - Life At Full Throttle ― When I first came in the rooms, I did not know what to expect.  As an active alcoholic, I made it a point to avoid people (especially women) at all costs because of the shame I felt inside. So when I got sober, went to meetings, and saw people...

Tags: 2013, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholic, Alcoholism, Darlene Steelman

Darlene Steelman ― 17 weeks ago

Telling on Ourselves (Step Five)

Sober Living - Life At Full Throttle ― Step Five:  Admitted to God, to ourselves and another human being the exact nature of our wrongs. A couple of days ago, I posted “That Terrifying Fourth Step” and discussed how there is a palpable fear associated with Step Four.  I never ...

Tags: 2013, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholic, Alcoholism, Darlene Steelman

Darlene Steelman ― 17 weeks ago

Keeping A Progress Journal

Sober Living - Life At Full Throttle ― Keeping a progress journal is not “AA approved work” but it helped me.  As a writer, journaling has always been my go-to for jotting down ideas, writing my dreams and aspirations and detailing my day-to-day events. Journaling does not always have ...

Tags: Addiction, Darlene Steelman, Emotions, Life, Progress, Alcohol

Darlene Steelman ― 18 weeks ago

The Stalker Within Us

Sober Living - Life At Full Throttle ― Not all of us have been a stalker or a stalkee, but for those of us who have been on either end of this creepy spectrum, this post should prove either interesting or appalling. To the stalkers:  Your behavior does not make us want to be with you. ...

Tags: 2013, Addiction, Anger, Co-dependency, Crazy, Darlene Steelman

Darlene Steelman ― 18 weeks ago

One Day at a Time

Sober Living - Life At Full Throttle ― One day at a time.  Isn’t that really the only way we can live?  When we were in our addiction, we were caught up in our past aches, resentments and fears.  But that wasn’t enough.  We had to worry about the future!  What will tomorrow...

Tags: Addiction, Adversity, Alcohol, Alcoholic, Alcoholism, Darlene Steelman

Darlene Steelman ― 19 weeks ago

We Admitted We Were Powerless

Sober Living - Life At Full Throttle ― “Step One: We admitted we were powerless over alcohol, that our lives had become unmanageable.” This is taken from the Big Book and the Twelve & Twelve. This is the only step we have to do perfectly.  To have an attitude that we...

Tags: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholic, Alcoholism, Believe, Darlene Steelman

Darlene Steelman ― 19 weeks ago

Ultimate Blog Challenge!

Sober Living - Life At Full Throttle ― The Introduction Happy New Year!  Welcome to the The Daily Woman.. a blog dedicated to living sober and giving life all you got!  I signed up for the Ultimate Blog Challenge just in time for 2013… The month of January is dedicated to living...

Tags: AA, Addiction, Alcoholism, Darlene Steelman, Goals, Happiness

Darlene Steelman ― 19 weeks ago

Out With the Old – A Time to Reflect

Sober Living - Life At Full Throttle ― As 2012 comes to a close… I have looked through my Penzu journal, gone through old notebooks and basically stepped back and looked at the canvas of my life.  It hasn’t exactly been a spectacular year… but then it has been a...

Tags: 2012, Believe, Darlene Steelman, Dolphins, God, Gratitude

Darlene Steelman ― 20 weeks ago

K.I.S.S. – Keep It Simple Stupid

Sober Living - Life At Full Throttle ― Keeping it simple may seem pretty, well, simple for the average human being, but for us alcoholics and addicts, it can be anything but.  We just have a way of complicating the most uncomplicated things. Things like: working, driving and even food...

Tags: 2012, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholic, Alcoholism, Darlene Steelman

Darlene Steelman ― 35 weeks ago

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