by Colleen Harrison | Oct 22, 2012 | Addiction, Perfectionism, Recovery, Twelve Steps
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 “No one would ever see a drunk, passed out in the gutter, and say, ‘There lies a perfectionist!’ But that’s exactly what I was! If I couldn’t do life perfectly, then I wouldn’t...
by Colleen Harrison | Oct 3, 2012 | abstinence, Addiction, Recovery, Tools
Verily, this is fasting and prayer, or in other words, rejoicing and prayer. (D&C 59:14) Fasting is not meant to be a negative experience. It is more than just refraining from eating. Fasting is as much about attitude as about action. It refocuses our...
by Colleen Harrison | Oct 2, 2012 | abstinence, Addiction, Keep Coming Back, Recovery, writing
My abstinence has changed a lot over the years. What and how and when I eat now is nothing compared to what and how and when I ate 25 years ago. If I had met my current self then, I would have been so impressed with me. The kind of abstinence I have now would have...
by Colleen Harrison | Sep 10, 2012 | Addiction, Perfectionism
In He Did Deliver Me from Bondage, we find the phrase: “who appeared to be as productive and happy as the Latter-day Saints” (p. 1) Productive and happy. Those are the words that jumped out at me. I can be productive, but I’m not happy while I’m...
by Colleen Harrison | Aug 20, 2012 | Addiction
Some people have acclimated so well to this world, to this lower, telestial glory that is based on practical, physical performances and possessions. Unfortunately, this glory that is sufficient for so many people’s needs, leaves other souls nearly undone with...
by Colleen Harrison | Aug 15, 2012 | Addiction, Christ, Recovery
Addictions. We resort to them for comfort, but the comfort the addiction brings is actually numbness. Addictions fog the mind, weaken your ability to cope, sap your energy. They give the comfort of forgetting and hiding. Addictions tell you, “You poor thing. There,...
