Twelve Step Reflections

Addiction Recovery, Healing, and Prevention - Notes from Nannette

Little League Soccer and Early Recovery/Change – Step 1 – Part 4 of 4

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“When the going gets tough the tough get going!” Really? Ethan is a new boy on the soccer field this year, not new to soccer but new to a competitive, go fight win attitude I didn’t see in him last spring. As his mom sat on the sidelines Saturday she was a little shocked to suddenly hear Ethan ... Read More

Little League Soccer and Early Recovery/Change – Step 1 – Part 2

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Early soccer and early recovery/change have a lot in common. This is the second thing I observed at last Saturday’s game. Is there a plan here? What play are they running? What the strategy? The answer to these questions in early soccer is, “No! No! There isn’t any yet!” The hope is that the kids ... Read More

Little League Soccer and Early Recovery /Change – Step 1 – Part 1

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Sometimes my Coach shows up at my grandkid's soccer games. I’m talking about the Coach that can’t be seen, the one who whispers in my ear or speaks to my heart. This fall I am the visiting grandma at the coed games, age 4/5 and 6/7. This last Saturday I saw that early soccer and early recovery have ... Read More

Coming Down The Mountain – Part 6 Final Chapter

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As the snow on the path started to become more sparse and there were just little patches here and there, he stuck with me. One time, feeling a little independent, I let go, only to fall right down on the path. When you think you can “go it alone now, thank you very much,” you usually fall right down ... Read More

Coming Down The Mountain – Part 5

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As we left the shed and started to descend the trail, I was feeling very frightened. As I looked down the trail we had come up and thought of the steep inclines and slippery snow, I could imagine how I would keep from falling and possibly being seriously hurt. How could we ever make it down? Back ... Read More