A well known blogger, Heather Armstrong, aka Dooce, died by suicide last week. She was 47 and last posted on April 6, 2023 at 18 months sober. I had no idea who she was until yesterday when I saw an article about her death and my heart just sank. Alcoholism and depression go hand inContinue reading “My Recovery Reinforcement”
Author Archives: Holly "Pixie" Hust
My Reflections – Part 2
Oh, that we might know the LORD! Let us press on to know Him. He will respond to us as surely as the arrival of dawn or the coming of rains in early spring. – Hosea 6:3 NLT Okay, so first things first, let’s address the bipolar diagnosis because I have decided I don’t reallyContinue reading “My Reflections – Part 2”
My Reflections – Part 1
This blog has always been a back and forth between the past and present (for the most part) and it’s now time to go into the past for a while and I’m kind of stuck on how I will go about it. There are key things I want/need to share when it comes to theContinue reading “My Reflections – Part 1”
Skeletons 3.10 – My Recovery Resistance
“I can trust that God is part of every detail of my life today. I can either be peaceful about what happens or be resistant and miss my opportunity to contribute.” – Karen Casey, A Woman’s Spirit, April 3. I have been in and out of AA for 11 years. I have had 4 sponsorsContinue reading “Skeletons 3.10 – My Recovery Resistance”
Skeletons 3.9 – My Relinquishing
“Who cares to admit complete defeat? Practically no one, of course.” Twelve Steps & Twelve Traditions, pg. 21. Step One is this: “We admitted we were powerless over alcohol – that our lives had become unmanageable.” I didn’t know it then but March 29, 2012, I took my last drink. I had just been caughtContinue reading “Skeletons 3.9 – My Relinquishing”
My Rationalization
I am finally ready to start blogging again. I have wanted to return to it for a long time but I had to go through some stuff and I simply wasn’t capable. I’ll tell you ALL about it. For now, I need to clean out my drafts folder. I started this post with just aContinue reading “My Rationalization”
God Shots #2
I have been wanting to tell this story for a long time but I haven’t been in my right mind for 13 months (more on THAT in future posts, stay tuned!) What I’m about to tell you actually took place almost 2 years ago but I was waiting for the perfect time to share itContinue reading “God Shots #2”
God Shot #1
What is a “God Shot?” A God Shot is when something happens in our lives that results in an unexpected blessing or lesson learned; one that can only be defined as “divine intervention” or a “divine appointment.” These experiences can be described as ordained coincidences, messages from others or sometimes an intuitive thought that hadContinue reading “God Shot #1”
Skeletons 3.7: My Reactiveness – Part 2
Something had to change. At this point, I knew that my girls were not returning back to school any time soon and my new facial business that I had JUST opened in January was going to remain closed for an undetermined amount of time. Once again, I felt lost and defeated.
Skeletons 3.6: My Reactiveness -Part 1
Up until 3 months ago, I was still struggling with my anger management. While I was no longer experiencing episodes of rage, I was still allowing my emotions to get the best of me; leaving me filled with tremendous guilt, shame, and remorse.
My Recovery Revealed 