by Amy Parrish | Nov 18, 2018 | complete truth, success and failure, Unconventional Sobriety
I am a failure. I know it’s true. I have tried and failed at so many things. I didn’t finish college or roller skate very well. I still don’t know how to knit or play guitar. I fail on a daily basis- my phone sidetracks me, I eat things I say I...
by Amy Parrish | Nov 6, 2018 | running, Unconventional Sobriety
Things that happened on my run this morning: Two eyes appeared in the light from my headlamp. I stopped. There was a deer, a buck. I paused to watch him and promptly got a sharp bite from some unknown creature under my right arm. It scared the crap out of me- I...
by Amy Parrish | Nov 16, 2017 | Being sober without AA, complete truth, Sober Community, Unconventional Sobriety
My entire life I put myself in situations over and over again that don’t make sense. I wear clothes I don’t like, I go places that don’t interest me, I care about things I don’t even care about. Because my sense of belonging comes from outside of myself I...
by Amy Parrish | Jul 19, 2017 | complete truth, running, Unconventional Sobriety
The complete truth has me out running again regularly. I get up, step into my short shorts, and head out the door. My legs are short, muscular and stocky. I’ve wondered who I was from the waist down my whole life. I look down at my legs and think about...
