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Hate Addict!

Hi. I'm Brad. I'm an alcoholic and addict. This line has crossed my lips a thousand times over the last 25+ years. I've been sober since February 24, 1993. I haven't had a drink...not one sip, or a toke...not one puff, or a snort...not…

I’m Stuck!

I'm Stuck! Man, this topic just keeps coming up this week! Friends, family, and stangers...all feeling stuck. "I'm not where I'm supposed to be." "I don't know what to do." "I'm stuck." Normal feelings. But what are they telling us? And more…

Thank You, Pain!

Pain sucks! No one (well almost no one) wishes for more of it. Even so, I've always believed that the toughest times in my life have somehow shaped me into what I am today. I believed it, but I really had no idea what it meant until I wrote…

Stagger to Swagger.com = BradWatson.com

Hello awesome followers. I'm sending out this quick note to let you know that I'm switching everything over to www.bradwatson.com.  My blog will still be called Stagger to Swagger, but I'm consolidating all my content on the new site. I'll…

A Thousand Masks

I wore a thousand masks before we met. I've worn a thousand more since our first hello.  A mask for every occasion. A mask for every situation. A mask for every opportunity...for anyone and everyone who thought they knew me.  Each mask,…

The Soul Knows

I'm here chewing my nails, and watching a clip from a Wayne Dyer video I downloaded a while back. Excitement and terror are jostling for space in my mind. Excitement - I finally sent the first draft of my book to a content editor. Terror - I…

Just Give

It's a great day to give! I'm not talking about giving money or material things, although sometimes those things are appropriate. I'm talking about giving of yourself. I'm talking about finding and sharing that thing you love, that thing you're…

I AM…

My fingers stroke the keys and my thoughts fill the blank page. I'm redecorating the rooms of my memory as I write my story. I remove all the pictures and paintings from the walls. I paint each wall with the appropriate color - brilliant sky…