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The Serenity Press @theserenitypress.com · 08/12/2025

Ready to head to Europe this morning! England, you’ve been a lovely host… a bit wet… a lot muddy… but really pleasant as always! #vanlife @new-nomads.com #sobertravel #sobriety

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The Serenity Press @theserenitypress.com · 01/12/2025

I’m going to need to wear the pants with the elastic waistband!

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The Serenity Press @theserenitypress.com · 01/12/2025

I’m coming to your house next Thanksgiving!

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The Serenity Press @theserenitypress.com · 01/12/2025

Okay folks, I’ve been extremely ill for the last week… sleeping more than awake… so I’ve missed reading the headlines… what’ve we got? <reads news> Oh great, now I’m really going to be sick…

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Richard Pettigrew @wiglet1981.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat

Pope stands holding a baseball bat on a plane

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The Serenity Press @theserenitypress.com · 28/11/2025

Sometimes adversity is our greatest teacher. You had to go through what you’ve experienced to grow… in ways you didn’t expect.

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The Serenity Press @theserenitypress.com · 25/11/2025

I’m polite about it at first…. but at my age and disposition… if you keep pressing the matter… it gets ugly… faster than you’d expect. Also… family… the ones you’d expect to understand … are the worst.

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The Serenity Press @theserenitypress.com · 25/11/2025

I’m normally a non-violent person… but I do make exceptions.

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The Serenity Press @theserenitypress.com · 25/11/2025

That’s how we do it… one day at a time.

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The Serenity Press @theserenitypress.com · 24/11/2025

It’s 4 more years than I was when I got sober at 27. At this point, not drinking isn’t something I do… it’s just who I am

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The Serenity Press @theserenitypress.com · 24/11/2025

I have 31+ of sobriety I know some with more and many with less. One thing is true about us all: every one of us started exactly where you are. Hopefully, you’ll never forget exactly where and how you are now, and know that you never want to go back.

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The Serenity Press @theserenitypress.com · 23/11/2025

Also… my family is just toxic. Since my wife and I moved to Europe, people always ask if we miss our family. I tell them that 2,000 miles is just starting to get to be enough physical separation.

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The Serenity Press @theserenitypress.com · 23/11/2025

That only left them. They weren’t the reason I drank. That’s on me. But it was a clear indication that they created the environment where my drinking “flourished”. Go easy on yourself. Sometimes they ARE the problem. You are right where you need to be… and they are where they are..

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The Serenity Press @theserenitypress.com · 23/11/2025

FWIW, as late as 25+ years sober both my parents would ask if I was still sober and be surprised when I said yes. I thought I’d been such a horrible son when I was drinking (I was), but they didn’t seem to notice (or care) that I stopped. I checked myself to make sure I’d changed… improved. I had.

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The Serenity Press @theserenitypress.com · 23/11/2025

People underestimate the old AA adage: there’s only one step about drinking… and 11 steps about living. Finding peace is the ultimate goal for me… not drinking is just the foundation for a life I don’t have to try to escape from….

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The Serenity Press @theserenitypress.com · 23/11/2025

Getting out of one’s self is one of the best ways to get through your own internal turmoil. Even if it’s just going on socials, congratulating ppl for their sobriety accomplishments, it gets you away from fixating on your own shit… and that’s a very good thing.

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The Serenity Press @theserenitypress.com · 23/11/2025

As a person who got sober in Dallas in the 90s, I personally know so many ppl this organization helped. I’ve not lived in DFW for a while, so I’m glad to see it alive and well… helping new generations get clean and sober.

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The Serenity Press @theserenitypress.com · 23/11/2025

Please don’t let me be correct!!!

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The Serenity Press @theserenitypress.com · 23/11/2025

They’re setting her up to be the VP for JD when they throw Trump under the bus for the Epstein fallout. When he gets 25th’ed they install her. I’m NOT a conspiracy theorist. I just think “what’s the worst thing they can do?” and then they do it…

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The Serenity Press @theserenitypress.com · 23/11/2025

FWIW, I’m really enjoying your court mandated walk through sobriety. When you’re done, it’s going to be interesting to see if you go back to how you were before. I doubt it. Clarity of mind and body changes you. What are your predictions?

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The Serenity Press @theserenitypress.com · 23/11/2025

My smell-o-vision is sending me hints of cinnamon and spruce…

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The Serenity Press @theserenitypress.com · 23/11/2025

Drinking dreams are fantastic windows into how your brain works! I’ve got 31+yrs sober and they creep in every now and then. Look at what’s going on in your life. Examine what needs attention. They’re a “check engine” light for your sobriety!

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The Serenity Press @theserenitypress.com · 18/11/2025

Oh now.. I have told myself a few good ones! The results are predictable - even if I could not believe they would be! Lying to myself is the easiest thing to do... I believe me! #sobriety #recovery #soberliving #relapse

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The Lies We Tell Ourselves Right Before We Do Something Stupid

They work well because we want to believe them

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The Serenity Press @theserenitypress.com · 18/11/2025

Now we’re getting ads on paid Netflix plans. I hate this new world order. The constant whoring is getting old.

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The Serenity Press @theserenitypress.com · 18/11/2025

I really hate it that technology is getting worse every day. Are we that lazy as a species that we accept that poor quality is acceptable? The keyboard on my phone works 60% worse than it did only weeks ago. This is a known issue… and yet no one fixes it because they know we just adapt to it.

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The Serenity Press @theserenitypress.com · 18/11/2025

It can’t take you anywhere you don’t want to go! Check your ticket! Get on the crazy train! We’ve got snacks! Sanity is overrated at times. (Take a look at what’s making you crazy and give it a name. Define it and you take its power away. We’re all afraid of the dark, so turn the lights on)

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The Serenity Press @theserenitypress.com · 18/11/2025

Do as I say… not as I do… Going to be on my headstone

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The Serenity Press @theserenitypress.com · 18/11/2025

I just get foggy… like I can see the concepts in my head… but I can only just make them out without the details. I’m not sure my head works like other people… it’s a chaotic, rusty old filing cabinet with sticky drawers and old yellowing folders of bits of crinkled up papers. #notliketheotherkids

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The Serenity Press @theserenitypress.com · 18/11/2025

Just watched an interview on the price of beef in the YS. Both the host and the guest were trying so hard to squeeze AI references into the conversation it was painful to see… Be topical, not trendy.

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The Serenity Press @theserenitypress.com · 17/11/2025

Rewatching the West Wing… Leo McGarry’s character did sobriety justice in his portrayal of a recovering alcoholic. That makes me happy…

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The Serenity Press @theserenitypress.com · 16/11/2025

With the #holidays approaching, remember that you don't owe ANYONE your pain and suffering just to keep up with "traditions" or "family" Your #sobriety comes first Your peace of mind is the most important thing You have permission to say "No" #thanksgiving #toxicfamily #christmas No paywall link

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Thanksgiving in a Toxic Family

Navigating the Holiday While Protecting Your Sobriety

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The Serenity Press @theserenitypress.com · 16/11/2025

The simple things that make me happy: I went to bed at 10PM on a Saturday night. No craziness. No chaos. I woke up early Sunday morning. No hangover. No regrets. No bail money. Just the birds singing outside my window. Sobriety isn’t what I “don’t do”, it’s just who I am. #sober #recoveryposse

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The Serenity Press @theserenitypress.com · 15/11/2025

Someone asked me to characterize my drinking years… I think they were expecting some humorous drunk-o-logue… I’ve got some funny stories, but mainly those years were just… sad. My sober time has been so much more enjoyable that the two really don’t compare on any level. #sober #sobriety

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The Serenity Press @theserenitypress.com · 14/11/2025

I hate it when people tell me "Don't isolate". Yeah, I know that.. but it has worked so well for me as a defense mechanism, I default to it. Knowledge is power, but action is needed to get out and protect my sobriety. I need a plan...and then actually do it! #sobersky #recoveryposse #soberliving

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The Isolation Problem

Why “Don’t Isolate” Is Terrible Advice

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The Serenity Press @theserenitypress.com · 14/11/2025

I’ve been isolating for a few days. That’s never a good thing for a person like me whose mind is its own echo chamber… Winter brings darkness in so many ways… never be afraid to reach out, others are there for you. #mentalhealth #depression

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The Serenity Press @theserenitypress.com · 13/11/2025

As a person who dealt with a court system that did not understand addiction (rural Texas in the 80s), I absolutely applaud this program! I only wish I had something like this back then! Congratulations to all of the participants... and the leadership who put this in place! #mentalhealth

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The Serenity Press @theserenitypress.com · 13/11/2025

I am accepting the big let down after the moment of hope from last week's elections. I cannot change it...

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The Serenity Press @theserenitypress.com · 13/11/2025

That reminds me of my primary sponsor… the guy who saw me though years 2-25…. Nothing particularly special about him. Not rich. Not famous. Just a good guy who helped me when I needed it. He is missed….

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The Serenity Press @theserenitypress.com · 11/11/2025

Document check??? WTF are we doing in America???

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The Serenity Press @theserenitypress.com · 10/11/2025

There are two very different ways of looking at sobriety - one where you are "can't" do something... "Why can't I drink?" Another way to look at it is... "Why would I drink?" Life unfiltered is full of opportunity and promise. #sober #soberliving #recoveryposse No Paywall Link Below

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When Sobriety Stops Feeling Like Exile

Shifting from “Why can’t I?” to “Why would I?”

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The Serenity Press @theserenitypress.com · 09/11/2025

Let the holiday chaos begin! I’m not playing any part in the drama! A reminder: you can choose NOT to participate if it makes you happy not to! You don’t owe anyone your misery for the sake of “family”! #sobriety #sober #soberliving

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The Serenity Press @theserenitypress.com · 06/11/2025

I’m doing my part! (Sorry for random Heinlein reference!)

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The Serenity Press @theserenitypress.com · 05/11/2025

In my sobriety, I’ve learned to manage my expectations… but the results of the elections are giving me a bit of light in the darkness. I’m trying to be careful to not let it be too much… the fall from hope is a painful one.

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The Serenity Press @theserenitypress.com · 05/11/2025

The whole section of the Ridgeway through there is one of my favorite walks in southern England… it’s just a parade of history that can’t be beat!

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The Serenity Press @theserenitypress.com · 05/11/2025

Just remember these days when your court order is over.

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The Serenity Press @theserenitypress.com · 04/11/2025

There’s a passage in the big book of AA that talks directly to this… essentially it says, when we stopped fighting everyone, including ourselves, is the only time we’ll know peace. That was written for me…and maybe even you.

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The Serenity Press @theserenitypress.com · 04/11/2025

That’s why I cannot spell mait… maint… maint…ten…. Maint…en…. ence…. No…. ance… maintenance… I’ll get there eventually!

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The Serenity Press @theserenitypress.com · 04/11/2025

The first year is amazing! Awesome!!!

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