Amara Cudney's Blog - Posts Tagged "sobriety"
The Broken Road
The Broken Road
The cover for "The Broken Road" is very personal to me. This is a young girl whom I've watched struggle with bad decisions, driven by her need to escape and the gut wrenching search for her own identity. She and all the women I've watched go through this process are my inspiration.
I see myself in each of them. They were me. I was angry. My emotions weretwisted into knots, my hunger for love insatiable and I was sick in the deepest parts of my soul. I was searching for something to make it all quit hurting.
I thought alcohol and drugs were the answer. I swam in that murky world for over thirty years. I finally got sober and realized that the solution was my reliance on a power greater than myself. It sounds simple but its not. I have over eighteen years of sobriety and I learn something about myself everyday. I learn how to let go of my control over my life and when I do, it is so much better.
The stories is "The Broken Road" tell a little about the journey. I hope that you, as the reader, will either relate, find hope or learn something about this crazy world of addiction.
The Inventory
Part of the twelve steps of Alcoholics Anonymous is the fourth step. This step encourages a complete and fearless moral inventory of oneself. It truly is the turning point for most people.
In my newest story, Angie is about to share her fourth step with her sponsor, Sylvia. They've been meeting in the same church every week for the seven months that Angie has been sober. On this day, Sylvia realizes that the bond she has with her sponcee is deeper than she had ever dreamed. It proves that there aren't any coincidences. Life unfolds exactly the way it is supposed to even if it changes everything you ever believed.
The cover for "The Broken Road" is very personal to me. This is a young girl whom I've watched struggle with bad decisions, driven by her need to escape and the gut wrenching search for her own identity. She and all the women I've watched go through this process are my inspiration.
I see myself in each of them. They were me. I was angry. My emotions weretwisted into knots, my hunger for love insatiable and I was sick in the deepest parts of my soul. I was searching for something to make it all quit hurting.
I thought alcohol and drugs were the answer. I swam in that murky world for over thirty years. I finally got sober and realized that the solution was my reliance on a power greater than myself. It sounds simple but its not. I have over eighteen years of sobriety and I learn something about myself everyday. I learn how to let go of my control over my life and when I do, it is so much better.
The stories is "The Broken Road" tell a little about the journey. I hope that you, as the reader, will either relate, find hope or learn something about this crazy world of addiction.
The Inventory
Part of the twelve steps of Alcoholics Anonymous is the fourth step. This step encourages a complete and fearless moral inventory of oneself. It truly is the turning point for most people.
In my newest story, Angie is about to share her fourth step with her sponsor, Sylvia. They've been meeting in the same church every week for the seven months that Angie has been sober. On this day, Sylvia realizes that the bond she has with her sponcee is deeper than she had ever dreamed. It proves that there aren't any coincidences. Life unfolds exactly the way it is supposed to even if it changes everything you ever believed.
How Did This Happen To Merili?
How Did This Happen to Merili?
Merili's Wine
Merili used to sit in her house and drink. Today, she chooses to walk on the beach, take time for herself and reflect on her life. She isn't sure if she and Dan can make it, all she can do is focus on her own recovery.
Merili's Wine is my newest book and I wanted to thank all of you for your support. Please keep those reviews coming, they are what helps a writer succeed.
Many of you may look at my book and see that it is about a woman who became an alcoholic. Many people might say, what's wrong with her, why doesn't she just stop?
I used to think that too. Alcoholism as well as many other addictions have a way of dragging you down a deep tunnel without any hope of getting out. Merili began drinking just to have fun. Then she drank just o cope with her life. Pretty soon the drink owned her.
I think that I've portrayed a pretty honest look at how she became an alcoholic and how she found herself surrendering to recovery.
Merili was lucky in that she did quit drinking and she did get help. But some of the characters she met along the way didn't get so lucky.
In my next newsletter, I'll introduce you to Tuck, a really nice guy who unfortunately didn't make it.
Until then, Aloha and blessings.
Merili's Wine
Merili used to sit in her house and drink. Today, she chooses to walk on the beach, take time for herself and reflect on her life. She isn't sure if she and Dan can make it, all she can do is focus on her own recovery.
Merili's Wine is my newest book and I wanted to thank all of you for your support. Please keep those reviews coming, they are what helps a writer succeed.
Many of you may look at my book and see that it is about a woman who became an alcoholic. Many people might say, what's wrong with her, why doesn't she just stop?
I used to think that too. Alcoholism as well as many other addictions have a way of dragging you down a deep tunnel without any hope of getting out. Merili began drinking just to have fun. Then she drank just o cope with her life. Pretty soon the drink owned her.
I think that I've portrayed a pretty honest look at how she became an alcoholic and how she found herself surrendering to recovery.
Merili was lucky in that she did quit drinking and she did get help. But some of the characters she met along the way didn't get so lucky.
In my next newsletter, I'll introduce you to Tuck, a really nice guy who unfortunately didn't make it.
Until then, Aloha and blessings.
Merili at Christmas
Merili was sober. She was faced with doing things she'd never done alone. She'd either been with Dan or her parents, but now she was going to have to figure out how to have a holiday that didn't include alcohol, a boyfriend or her family. She was terrified. Then she started focusing on the good within her and within her life.
Right now, she's doing pretty good. She's connected with people in the program and going to parties where she's having tons of fun. Merili wants to share with you, so here goes.
Hi everyone. Amara has done such a great job at writing my story, I am so grateful. She's actually written many women's stories which is awesome. I just wanted to tell you that you are not alone right now. You are truly loved and it's okay to enjoy yourself.
It's such a wonderful time of year. There's so much love and compassion. Feel it, feel it's wonder and if you find time, read my story.
With love,
Merili
Right now, she's doing pretty good. She's connected with people in the program and going to parties where she's having tons of fun. Merili wants to share with you, so here goes.
Hi everyone. Amara has done such a great job at writing my story, I am so grateful. She's actually written many women's stories which is awesome. I just wanted to tell you that you are not alone right now. You are truly loved and it's okay to enjoy yourself.
It's such a wonderful time of year. There's so much love and compassion. Feel it, feel it's wonder and if you find time, read my story.
With love,
Merili
