“Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come. You wait and watch and work: you don’t give up.” – Anne Lamott I have said this before but my favorite Bible verse comes from the book of Proverbs, chapter 13 … Read more
“We have to fight them daily, like fleas, those many small worries about the morrow, for they sap our energies.” – Etty Hillesum Worry is a killer, it causes us stress and stress is a huge factor in disease. Fear not! When we think about worrying most of us think about the big stuff. We think … Read more
“I used to say, ‘I sure hope things will change.’ Then I learned that the only way things are going to change for me is when I change.” – Jim Rohn Back in the 80’s there was a saying that went around, “shite happens” I remember seeing bumper stickers with the expression. Sadly, I kinda … Read more
We are all worthy of great reward in life. No matter how we have failed and no matter how many times we have failed we are always worthy. Surely, a case can be made against the psychopath or the apathetic folks of our society. But most of us do not fit into that category. Many … Read more
This is the last post in a mini-series on kids and drug use. First and foremost I want you to know that I am more of a proactive person than I am a fear tactic dude. When it comes to parenting the first thing we need to remember is kids don’t come with instruction books … Read more
I am not a huge fan of “Sixbucks” I mean Starbucks, but honestly some of their products are good. But I love to joke with the folks that walk into the office with their cup of “Liquid Gold”! So what am I talking about with skipping a cup of coffee? On Monday we asked folks … Read more
As we begin to address drug use and abuse among our youth it is important to recognize that drug abuse can strike our families no matter what we say or do. We can be the perfect parents and still the “creature” can ravage our loved ones. Over the years I have been approached with several … Read more
I was recently asked if I recommended a parent take their child to see the pain people on drugs face. The caller wanted to bring his nephew to a rehab or detox to talk to the patients recovering from drug abuse. Recently the US Department of Education released a study on the effects of mandatory … Read more
“When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.” Helen Keller The recovered life is a learning experience. Yes life in general is a learning experience but for those of us that have … Read more
“In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: it goes on” – Robert Frost For many years I carried a negative attitude of the belief that life goes on! Shite happens! Tomorrow is another day! I know a fellow that is famous for his response to “Good Morning” he responds, “What’s … Read more