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Every Bottom is Different

September 30, 2020 By Cam Miller Leave a Comment

Every bottom is different. No, I am not referring to human anatomy. The bottom to which I am pointing is a mythical place where alcoholics and drug abusers meet their moment of recovery. Often it is a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DENIM SPIRIT Tagged With: hitting bottom, Recovery, vote

When Place is Metaphor

October 9, 2019 By Cam Miller Leave a Comment

Hitting bottom is not a place, it is a metaphor. One of the gifts of the Twelve Steps of AA, is the black letter clarity they give to something that is otherwise full of confusion, weirdness, and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DENIM SPIRIT Tagged With: 12-Steps, hitting bottom, Recovery

The Problem With Doing Nothing

April 5, 2018 By Cam Miller 4 Comments

This post appeared first in The Finger Lakes Times (NY), part of the weekly column, "Denim Spirit." I enjoyed a long weekend in Detroit, gorging on NCAA Round One basketball games. Of the six games … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DENIM SPIRIT Tagged With: Flu, Recovery, Relaxing

Spiritual Healing

October 28, 2015 By Cam Miller 8 Comments

Spiritual Healing This is adapted from a talk originally given for a Twelve Step recovery event in 2012 I am going to begin with a story that may make us a little uncomfortable but it rushes … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DENIM SPIRIT Tagged With: 12-Steps, Abuse, healing, Recovery

A Wednesday Rant: A text out of the blue

April 1, 2015 By Cam Miller Leave a Comment

“The wound is the place where light enters you.” Those are the words a friend texted me out of the blue. The words are from Rumi (and a hundred other Wise Ones speaking in scores of languages … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DENIM SPIRIT Tagged With: balance, Depression, misery, Recovery, weariness

The Joy of Brokenness

March 11, 2015 By Cam Miller 10 Comments

I am an alcoholic and substance abuser who has been in recovery for thirty-four years (as of Good Friday, which is coming up in a few weeks). While I deeply respect the anonymity tradition of AA, I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DENIM SPIRIT Tagged With: AA, Church Versus AA, Common Brokenness, Recovery

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PICTURES WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS: Sent in by satisfied readers!       Cairn, Poems & Essays Nominated for a 2020 Pushcart Prize by the publisher, Cairn is … ...Read more

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