PinnedMichael AlthouseConstitutional Crisis?I have remained silent on all my anti-social media platforms. As much as I have wanted to respond, correct, engage and persuade, I have…Nov 6Nov 6
PinnedMichael AlthouseAunt SallyDepending on which [old white] guy they voted for, around 70,000,000 (give or take a couple million) of your fellow Americans voted for…Nov 5, 2020Nov 5, 2020
PinnedMichael AlthouseThe Radical MiddleThere is, seemingly, nothing that the far right and far left agree on. In fact the one sure thing that they clearly do agree on would get…Feb 7, 2020Feb 7, 2020
PinnedMichael AlthouseDog PeopleOne of the great injustices in life is that the average human lifespan is so much longer than that of the average dog. For those of us who…Dec 30, 20211Dec 30, 20211
Michael AlthouseI read your first entry, one that came through in my "Medium Digest" today ("These 5 Subtle...")I can relate to not only your experience in sobriety (I just celebrated 20 years last August), but I also recognize the exuberance and…2d ago12d ago1
Michael AlthouseI made the mistake of reading a couple of recovery related articles on Medium and now the algorithm…Almost. First things first (another cliche, but in this case accurate), what you are calling "gaslighting" is barely that, if at all. Those…Nov 10Nov 10
Michael AlthouseThis is now the second story of yours that the algorithm has directed me to.Okay. Let's say you are successful, you have convinced us - all of us; all however many billions of us there are now all believe you, there…Oct 281Oct 281
Michael AlthouseReally? As though it has a mind of it's own...I don't really care how people want to get to functional lives once they have made a mess of them - I know how I did it and have lived for…Oct 23Oct 23
Michael AlthouseIt's not just more formal spiritual movements, but informal ones as well.As a result, the "unity" the fellowships say they depend on is challenged by the cliques these narcissists create. And guess what? Yep…Oct 131Oct 131
Michael AlthouseThis was written 11 days ago, so hopefully you now have almost 11 weeks of sobriety.I know, I know, you hit rock bottom this time, you're doing it differently this time, it's for different reasons this time, etc., etc…Sep 22Sep 22