Sobriety And Staying Alcohol Free Through Reading

Since I quit drinking alcohol and began living a sober life, I have done a lot of reading. I started this post thinking that I would share some of the interesting reads that I have come across this week. Then it struck me just how much of this past year I have devoted to reading material mainly about sobriety, alcoholism, recovery, addiction, mental health, self growth, personal development, achievement and success.
Most of what I have absorbed this past year has been about the above topics mainly because it had to be. I needed to immerse myself in overcoming addiction and living a sober life. If I had not invested my time doing this, my sobriety journey would have ended in failure a long time ago.
Reading, taking action, journal writing, and exercising, receiving support from family and friends, therapy and writing Recovery Princess has got me to where I am today. Nearly a year sober!
I should tell you that there has been anger, tears, frustration, pain, sadness, fear and anxiety. All of which have tried to lure me back to the bottle, but I do firmly believe that everything I have filled my mind with has been paying off and has kept me sober.
Here are some recent reads that I have come across that you might find useful:
Creators.com - I have signed up to receive two daily alerts from Zig Ziglar (Lifestyle and inspirational writer) and William Moyers (Beyond addiction). There are many other writers covering all aspects of life but these are the two that I really enjoy and get something out of.
Simpletruths.com – I signed up to receive regular newsletters from here. They are amazing and very uplifting. Also, when you go to the website, click on “view our Inspirational Movies” and watch all the short movies that they have. They each convey a meaningful message that we often forget about in our daily lives. The ones I really enjoyed were “The Race” and “Walk The Talk” my husband enjoyed “A Peacock in the land of penguins”. There is something for everyone on there and it is well worth a few minutes of your time. The website sells each of the movies, books and cd’s but it doesn’t cost you anything to watch them and receive the newsletter.

Whilst reading a post “Three Quick Tips for Getting Ahead in Life”  from “My Super Charged Life”, I came across an interesting blog article titled “Someone Just threw a shoe at you” and it helped me put some things in perspective. I like the authors style of writing and it made perfect sense. So I would go over and sign up for daily updates from both “My Super Charged Life” and “The Fluent Self” -

Here is an updated list of sobriety, personal development and motivational books that I have either read or have on my ‘To Read’ list. You might find some of these useful:

• Psycho-Cybernetics by Maxwell Maltz, Ph.D – To change your view of yourself
• You can heal your life by Louise Hay
• Zero limits-  Joe Vitale
• A complaint free world, How to stop complaining and start enjoying the life you always wanted by Will Bowen
• Stages of life – Carl Jung
• Women who think too much
• Turnabout by Jean Kirkpatrick
• Passages by Gail Sheey
• Goodbye hangovers Hello Life by Jean Kirkpatrick
• On the road to sell recovery by Jean Kirkpatrick
• A fresh Start by Jean Kirkpatrick
• Self-Reliance by Ralph Waldo Emerson
• Wishcraft: How to get what you really want by Barbara Sher
• Steven Covey Books
  

Don’t forget to download your free copy of “Addiction Help Guide“by Patrick Meninga of Spiritual River. Just click on the image in the left column and save to your pc.

Please share any books or resources that have helped you.

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