I am writing this piece in response to a prompt on The Red Dress ClubThis week's RemembeRED memoir prompt asked us to write a memory of sand.Last summer we took our first vacation as a family; we had rented a trailer at the retreat where my sister and her family had spent their summers for years. We had visited many times, enjoyed the location and time with family and returned home with a few memories. We also took away feelings of being uncomfortable; we had never quite fit in. This Christian ...
Sober doesn't Suck!
Alcoholism – Changes aren’t easy
This piece is written in response to a prompt on The Red Dress Club, a writers website I love. This week's prompt was to write about jealousy, an emotion that often brings out the worst in us.The sound of my child's scream had me opening one eye, lazily turning my head in the direction of the interruption. As I had suspected it was a scream elicited by play not by injury; I resumed my position of relaxation with a sigh of pleasure. The sun softly baking my skin after a season of sweaters and ...
Inferiority Complex
**Here in Canada it's voting day and I'd like to urge everyone to get out and cast your vote, people have paid the ultimate sacrifice for us to have this right to vote.****Please update your links, I've got a new domain!!!https://www.soberjulie.com/ is official."I've been rolling through life, going to the gym, physio therapy, driving therapy and seeing my GP and a psychotherapist. My physical recovery is painful and exhausting while my emotional recovery has been enlightening.My emotional ...
Step 2 on Easter Sunday
I've decided to do a sort of Step Study on my blog. I plan for this to develop over time to hopefully assist others in understanding my journey and perhaps help someone who is still suffering. In no way do I claim to be a representative of any organization or fellowship, these words are simply my own which tell of my personal journey. You can see my article on Step 1 here.It seemed appropriate to write about Step 2 on this Easter Sunday, I wish you and yours a wonderful Easter. Our Lord is ...
Integrity
Are you honest? Perhaps you've faced this question before, in a job interview, a questionnaire or another fact gathering situation where the party presenting it doesn't know you. Of course we answer with an emphatic YES, especially when we are facing someone who could affect our lives. When a teacher suspects a student of cheating she rarely bothers asking the question, wouldn't make sense would it? I typed "are you honest" into Google to see what would come up; I found the majority of ...