860 days sober: Today I didn’t quit
May 11, 2019 | By butlerrarines
860 days sober: Today I didn’t quit After my second Sun Salutation the internal conversation started. “How in the fuck am we going to finish...
My Recovery Journey
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870 days sober: The Daily Minimum
May 21, 2019 | By butlerrarines
870 days sober: The Daily Minimum Do you know what my yoga practice requires outside of myself? Nothing. All it requires is for me to...
1010 days sober: My Sadhana
October 10, 2019 | By butlerrarines
I have not yet researched where the Sanskrit word sadhana might have first appeared, even though I tend to enjoy etymology. I was first exposed...
1051 Days Sober
November 19, 2019 | By butlerrarines
1051 Days Sober I don’t know if truer words have ever been spoken to me. At least that is how it felt in that moment....
Jan 1st 2020: Three Years Sober Today
January 1, 2020 | By butlerrarines
Jan 1st 2020: Three Years Sober Today Three years ago armed with nothing but hope and a hypothesis I went on a quest to change...
4 years Sober Today: Not a New Years Resolution
January 1, 2021 | By butlerrarines
Early on Jan 17 2017 I received an email. “I saw on FB that you’re going to quit drinking and increase your yoga for 60...
1550 days sober and 45 years alive.
July 12, 2025 | By butlerrarines
The date March 31st holds a special significance in my recovery story.See I didn’t just “wake up” one year and decide to get sober. I...
Day 350 of Sobriety: I’ll Be Home for Christmas
July 12, 2025 | By butlerrarines
Day 350 snuck up on me. It is crazy how quickly ten days (or your life) can pass. I have been sober almost a year...
290 Days Sober: The Patience of a Teacher
July 12, 2025 | By butlerrarines
For a week I thought I’d write about vanity, addiction and discipline. For my post (and a little bit to irritate Jenn Ciccarelli) I set out...
Day 230 of sobriety: What is in a moment?
July 12, 2025 | By butlerrarines
love this photo. It was taken weeks ago. On that day I chose not to share it. I felt posting this picture would be misrepresenting...
On Day 60 of No Drinking
July 12, 2025 | By butlerrarines
On Day 60 of No Drinking, Life is Better with Butler. Stay amazing. Have a great day! See you soon!
Day 50 of no drinking.
July 12, 2025 | By butlerrarines
Day 50 of no drinking. Here is what I learned: I feel more. I love more. I smile more. I am more grateful. I can...
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