Mark Goodson

Why I Blog

December 9, 2019 Mark Goodson

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Anonymity, Gratitude, Letting Go, Lists, Mundane, On Blogging, On Writing, Sanity, Sober Obsessions, Spirituality

Five Reasons Why.

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Gratitude

November 25, 2019 Mark Goodson

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Acceptance, delayed gratification, Family, Gratitude, Humility, Letting Go, Parenthood, Prayer, Program, Recovery, Reflections, Spirituality, Trust

Practicing gratitude is not contingent on having a lot or a little. It is just what it says: a practice.

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Learning to Want

November 11, 2019 Mark Goodson

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Acceptance, delayed gratification, Family, Gratitude, Humility, Letting Go, Lists, Mundane, Recovery, Sponsorship, The Moment

My late sponsor gave me some good advice. It was several years ago at this point, and with my sponsor...

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Happy Place

October 28, 2019 Mark Goodson

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Acceptance, Family, Mundane, On Writing, Reflections, Sanity, Serenity, Sober Obsessions, Spirituality, Teaching

It’s not only war veterans—my grandfather, Ernest Hemingway, R. Junah—who need to find sanctuary in their own mind. It is a requirement of the human condition.

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XII

October 14, 2019 Mark Goodson

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Family, Gratitude, Mundane, On Blogging, On Writing, Parenthood, Program, Recovery, Reflections

Celebrating 12 years sober with some thoughts on time.

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Punch Drunk Sober

September 23, 2019 Mark Goodson

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Acceptance, Family, God, Gratitude, Humility, Mundane, On Writing, Spirituality, Stories, The Moment, Truth

Our newborn daughter gives me a wonderful reminder of how miraculous life can be.

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The Ticket

September 9, 2019 Mark Goodson

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Poetry

Ever come across an old ticket or document or paper that's become unrecognizable? What if it could talk?

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Freedom

August 26, 2019 Mark Goodson

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Acceptance

I don’t know if the miracle of the mundane, as I am describing it, is impossible without relinquishing total control of the moment. I only know that I’ve never experienced it any other way.

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