Smile!
I’m working on a new website and blog that I will have up and running within the next month. It’s going to be a slight departure from The Narrow Way blog, focusing on Mindfulness, Authentic Living and Writing. There will … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Sobriety
All Of This Is Going To Turn Out Fine In The End
In celebration of Mother’s Day, I read this piece at the Listen To Your Mother Denver. Love you, Mom! Be on the lookout for the official video of the whole show this summer! I’m not the only one to have had … Continue reading
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Tagged Authenticity, Coming Out, Ellen DeGeneres, lgbt, Mother's Day, Recovery, Sobriety
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A Sneak Peek Of The Narrow Way
Here’s a quick peek at The Narrow Way. I hope you enjoy it! If you’d like to get a copy for yourself or a friend, please click here. Chapter 8 The Teachings Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, … Continue reading
Posted in Books
Tagged Buddhism, buddhism and recovery, Coming Out, Gay Spirituality, India, lgbt, McLeod Ganj, Meditation, Sobriety, The Narrow Way, Tushita Meditation Center
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Sneak-Peek
A sneak-peek from the prologue of The Narrow Way, now available online and in bookstores. By all accounts I should be dead. But instead, through some miracle of chance or karma, I am alive. I do not pretend to even … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Buddhism, Coming Out, Recovery
Tagged Addiction, Buddhism, Chris Lemig, Coming Out, Happiness, lgbt, Recovery, Sobriety, The Narrow Way, Tibetan Buddhism
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The Narrow Way {Video}
Mantra Books author, Chris Lemig, talks about his new book, The Narrow Way: A Memoir of Coming Out, Getting Clean and Finding Buddha. Coming to bookstores and eReaders 2-22-2013! (If you don’t see the YouTube link, click on the post … Continue reading
Posted in Buddhism, Coming Out, Writing
Tagged Addiction, Buddhism, buddhism and recovery, Chris Lemig, Coming Out, Happiness, India, lgbt, Mantra Books, Meditation, Sobriety, The Narrow Way, video
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Classic Post: Writing This Blog Is Like Coming Out Everyday.
A blast from The Narrow Way past. First put this up way back in November 2010 when I was still writing the book…time flies! Hope you enjoy! Writing this blog is scary. I have to say something every day. I … Continue reading
Published!
Well, here it is, the big news. A year and a half after I finished the manuscript, I finally found a publisher for The Narrow Way! It’s been an amazing ride up until now, with lots of hopes and fears … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Publishing
Tagged Addiction, Anyen Rinpoche, Buddhism, Coming Out Memoir, fearlessness, gay memoir, Gay Spirituality, Publishing, Sobriety, The Narrow Way
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A Sliver Of Light: How Buddhism Helps Keep Me Clean
I always hesitate to say that the Dharma keeps me sober. I try not to rely on it by itself as a method for recovery. After all, there has to be more right? What about 12-step meetings? What about finding … Continue reading
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Tagged 12-steps, Addiction, Buddhism, Coming Out, Coming Out Memoir, gay memoir, Recovery, Sobriety
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Birthdays
Four years ago today I got off a plane from California and vowed to never drink, smoke or get high again. I mean for real. Like most addicts I had taken many stabs at cleaning up. All of them had, … Continue reading
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Tagged Addiction, birthdays, Coming Out, Coming Out Memoir, Recovery, relapse, self-esteem, Sobriety, The Narrow Way
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Getting Through The Darkest Times
“How did you get through your dark time?” my friend asks. I take a deep breath, look up and away as I search my memories. It certainly wasn’t by following some prescription or guidebook and so I have to mull … Continue reading
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Tagged Addiction, Buddhism, Coming Out, Coming Out Memoir, gay memoir, Gay Spirituality, Recovery, Sobriety
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