Freedom Recovery Workbook I am a true believer in changing the way you think as you recover. Not just the BS you get out of run of the mill addiction counselors that are sober and think they know what time it is. Using confrontational tactics was and still is a friggin tragedy. Getting and staying sober … Read more
Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage. — Lao Tzu I have learned over the years that life is about Love. In the Bible it says “God is Love”, Universalists say the creator is Love, East and West philosophers indicate that Love makes the world go round. … Read more
I have a special place in my heart for recovery centers that started back in the early days of Alcoholics Anonymous. These centers had one thing on their agenda, “save men and women from alcoholism”! They sought to treat alcoholism the way no others up to that point in history ever could. They boasted success … Read more
I was recently blessed with the honor of becoming a Guest Blogger on a site primarily for family members of the alcoholic. If you would like to read it please visit: The Immortal Alcoholic! Quite a while ago I wrote a post on Parents, I use it in my workbook as well. There is such … Read more
“You desire to know the art of living, my friend? It is contained in one phrase: make use of suffering.” – Henri Frédéric Amiel Recently I was emailed a question that I thought would be good to share: So I have a question for you. Can you describe what staying in the moment means to … Read more
Where success is concerned, people are not measured in inches or pounds or college degrees, or family background; they are measured by the size of their thinking. — David Schwartz How we think is everything. There is so much incorrect thinking going on when it comes to recovery. People are often misinformed specifically on the … Read more