Welcome to the ninth A Recovery Journey Newsletter. Each monthly issue is devoted to a specific topic related to personal growth and recovery. It will also contain a link to a free ebooklet related to the topic of the month and an introduction to three ebooks offered at  A Recovery Journey.

This Month's Theme - Self-Examination

Any form of self-examination has to be done with great care and compassion. It should not be a personal inquisition.

When I began to get serious about self-examination, I had to be careful not to beat myself up with an ego-driven self-effacing inventory. Grieving for the wrongs I did, however, opened me up to compassion for others.

How much time do you spend reflecting upon your own behaviors? Is there a resentment from your past that you are still holding on to as an adult? Do you share with a friend or partner something about yourself that you don't like?

Have you considered any of these support groups? AA, Adult Children of Alcoholics, Narcotics Anonymous, Alanon, Overeaters Anonymous, and Sex Anonymous?

Ebooklet - Self-Examination

"I have to be careful that my self-examination not turn into a self-flagellating vaudeville act." Download

Book - A Recovery Journey

A Recovery Journey is about one man's spiritual, intellectual, and emotional journey. It is not just a memoir of the author's recovery from alcohol; it presents a broad synthesis of every aspect of his transformations, insights, values, and behavior changes from the first moment of surrender to the knowledge of his addiction ... Read More

John T Marohn 

John T. Marohn is a retired college teacher, a freelance writer, novelist, poet, socio-political commentator, international film critic, and recovering alcoholic. John currently lives in Buffalo, New York.

His other sites include:

• Tiorunda Stories - a regional novel set in the fifties.
• International Film Studies - learn and experience other cultures through popular foreign films.
• Against the Grain - a blog on non-mainstream observations.

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