Stop Protecting What Is Killing You
If you are still using, the truth is probably not that you have no way out. The truth is that part of you is still protecting the thing…
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Author: Jim Lunsford
Jim Lunsford writes about discipline, recovery, ownership, standards, and the work of building a life that holds up under pressure. He also builds software and web projects, including Bonumark Stream and Carceris. His work comes from lived experience, corrections, recovery work, family, fitness, and the belief that useful things should be built and shared.
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Discipline Dispatch: Wade Through Mud
Dirt is part of life. You are not going to get through this clean. That is one of the lies people keep chasing: the idea that if they…
Recovery Standard: Less Internal Negotiation
Discipline should reduce internal negotiation. If every standard still turns into an argument, something needs attention. Not because you are failing. Because the standard has not settled yet.…
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The 20 Principles I Live By
I did not build my life on slogans. I built it on consequences, proof, hard lessons, and the refusal to become the man I used to be. A…
The Bad Wheel Does Not Mean Stop
Most people are not defeated by dramatic collapse. They are worn down by friction, inconvenience, and the small resistance they allow to lower their standard. Friction Is Where…
Why I Built Bonumark Stream
A short post should not have to disappear into someone else’s feed to be worth sharing. I built Bonumark Stream because I wanted the speed of social posting…
Why I Build This Way
Some ideas do not leave you alone. They keep showing up as problems, workflows, frustrations, and half-built solutions until you finally give them somewhere to live. Ideas Need…
Discipline Dispatch: Repetition Builds Identity
A single action matters. A repeated action matters more. That is where people miss the real battle. They keep focusing on isolated moments. One decision. One breakthrough. One…
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Recovery Standard: Standards Serve Life
Standards must serve life, not replace it. This is where discipline can go sideways. You have built standards.You are holding them.They are working. So you tighten them. More…
Recovery Beyond AA: Uncounted Failure Rate
Alcoholics Anonymous tells the stories of the people who stayed, but the people who left tell another story entirely. The real failure rate is hidden in the ones…