Why I Blog?

Short Answer: It keeps me well.

Longer Answer:

Since I was 12, I’ve struggled to express the thoughts in my head. Being told I was dyslexic shattered my confidence in reading and writing, leading me to give up entirely. This defeat deeply affected my mental health and contributed to my reliance on alcohol.

Joining AA lifted the fog, allowing a new sense of confidence to emerge, like a cork popping. Blogging now feels like meditation for me—it lightens the load in my mind by giving my thoughts a way to escape into the world.

I also love that blogging here feels like sending a letter in a bottle out into the ocean. It’s not about feeding my ego; whether the message drifts forever or makes someone smile, I’ll never know, and that’s okay.

Finally, since becoming part of the recovery community, I’ve learned so much from others, both those with years of sobriety and newcomers who remind me of where I once was. I write to set my thoughts free, hoping that someone, even just one person, will find the message and be helped on their path to recovery.

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Popping the cork

A cork popping, a fog lifting,
Thoughts escaping, a load lightening.
A letter in a bottle, drifting,
Hopeful, helping, uplifting.

From twelve, a struggle, a shattered mind,
Dyslexic, defeated, a confidence declined.
Alcohol's grip, a mental health bind,
Until AA's light, a new freedom to find.

Blogging, a meditation, a release,
A way to express, a soul to appease.
No ego, no fame, no need to please,
Just a message, a hope, a peace.

Learning from others, sharing my plight,
A beacon of hope, a guiding light.
Setting thoughts free, with all my might,
Hoping someone finds, and sees the light.