A Recovery Journey

When I first began writing A Recovery Journey, I did not know that I would move into the direction of creating a Web site, nor did I plan on writing ebooklets related to recovery. Both the site and the ebooklets were part of what seemed to me to a natural evolution in my recovery/awakening journey.

Asking individuals to subscribe to the site was a result of one-among-many serendipitous moments when I realized that everything I have to share would just get lost in cyberspace if I didn't have real people aware of my work. The monthly theme-based newsletter accompanied with an ebooklet based on the theme will, I hope, build another awakening community on the Internet. The edges of the many awakening circles out there can only expand.

My particular recovery journey was jump-started by my first fox-hole experience of bottoming out as I write in first chapter, "Awakening." That initial experience eventually enabled me to open up to all kinds of transformations and insights. As I dug more deeply into my recovery in my writing, I came to the conclusion that my book is not just about my alcoholism and my sobriety; it is about a "wider-hoop" journey of self-discovery and awareness. That in itself was another of the many epiphanies I continue to experience as I write.

As a result of that recent moment-of-awareness, I changed the direction of the book, the Web site, the ebooklets, and the Resources to make them more inclusive of other journeys and awakenings. However, there is not doubt in my mind that none of my transformations and insights could have happened had I not had the first foxhole experience, naked in front of a white telephone frantically trying to figure out whether I should call a local alcohol and drug rehab. The rest is history.

Finally, I believe it is important for all my readers to know that I have other interests as a freelance writer. I am committed to those interests but remain passionate about my recovery writing. Whenever I sit down to write about that recovery, I continue to feel as if I am returning to another beautiful and safe harbor of my psyche.

Namasté
John