Daniel “Death is not the greatest loss in life, the greatest loss is what dies in us while we are still alive.” – Norman Cousins Addiction and alcoholism rob us of every fiber of life while we are actively using or drinking. The walking dead. I remember walking into the rooms and hearing “welcome to the … Read more
“The most important thing is to be whatever you are without shame.” – Rod Steiger Guilt and shame are emotions we cannot afford to accommodate on a daily basis. I have often heard it said that guilt is a BS emotion. Of course that is not completely true, it is definitely an emotion that we … Read more
If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude. –Colin Powell When I think of excellence I think back to my propensity to judge myself radically. In the early years of recovery I would get down on … Read more
“Be aware of wonder. Live a balanced life — learn some and think some and draw and paint and sing and dance and play and work every day some.” – Robert Fulghum I love sharing my experience, strength and hope on a daily basis through blogging. I was winding down in school, took on some … Read more
“The more credit you give away, the more will come back to you. The more you help others, the more they will want to help you.” – Brian Tracy Pushing others up, offering people a pat on the back for a job well done can be the difference for them in their recovery. The founders … Read more
“First comes thought; then organization of that thought, into ideas and plans; then transformation of those plans into reality. The beginning, as you will observe, is in your imagination.” — Napoleon Hill We are born to be dreamers. We start out believing we can do anything! Yet as time goes by we start to believe … Read more
“They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel.” – Carl W. Buechner I have to remind myself of the reason I do what I do. My purpose, my vision, my desire is to make the world a better place. For a very long time I did not … Read more
“I have learned, as a rule of thumb, never to ask whether you can do something. Say, instead, that you are doing it. Then fasten your seat belt. The most remarkable things follow.” – Julia Cameron The journey is remarkable if I allow it to be. I am a huge believer in the power of … Read more
“I think the purpose of life is to be useful, to be responsible, to be honorable, to be compassionate. It is, after all, to matter: to count, to stand for something, to have made some difference that you lived at all.” – Leo Rosten Today is 23 years without a drink or drug! My recovery … Read more
“Challenges make you discover things about yourself that you never really knew. They’re what make the instrument stretch — what makes you go beyond the norm.” – Cicely Tyson I do not think there is any greater challenge that we face then the challenge of overcoming addiction for the addict. We learn through the recovery … Read more