Daniel “How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.” – Annie Dillard September is National Recovery Month and my friend Jack is celebrating his Fiftieth Anniversary in Recovery this month. As amazing as that sounds it is much more than we think! Fifty years ago was 1960, many folks reading this were … Read more
Today I attended the funeral of Jeremiah Paldino, September 14, 2004 to September 3, 2010. Just eleven days shy of his sixth birthday. Jeremiah was the son of Bill and Shannon the Villas Wesleyan Youth Pastors. It was extremely sad with the family of now nine, seven children and the parents. The grandparents, friends, and … Read more
Imagine this you are wealthy and you go to the Ferrari dealer and order yourself a Ferrari that runs you a mere $1,000,000! You wait the two years it takes to get your vehicle! You are so proud and excited to have this beauty! The “Law of Attraction” at work! You allow your daughter to … Read more
“Just don’t give up on trying to do what you really want to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I don’t think you can go wrong.” – Ella Fitzgerald When we want something and we think about it with emotion we get it. Many of us focus on what we don’t want like our bills … Read more
“People say that what we’re all seeking is a meaning for life. I don’t think that’s what we’re really seeking. I think that what we’re seeking is an experience of being alive.” — Joseph Campbell Each and everyone of us want to know the “Why”! It is a natural phenomena that occurs in us. We … Read more
SAMHSA announced that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), government, community, public health, and law enforcement partners are holding a nationwide prescription drug “take-back” day. Scheduled for September 25, 2010, there will be collection sites around the country for any expired, unused, and unwanted prescription pharmaceuticals to ensure a safe, legal, and environmentally friendly disposal. … Read more
GIVING IT AWAY Though they knew they must help other alcoholics if they would remain sober, that motive became secondary. It was transcended by the happiness they found in giving themselves to others. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 159 Those words, for me, refer to a transference of power, through which God, as I understand Him, enters … Read more
“Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.” – Steve Jobs There is no doubt in my mind that the number one desire of every human being is “happiness”. Happiness comes in many forms. Being connected to God brings us enormous … Read more
“They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.” – Andy Warhol Time changes our perspective on things. Often our perspective is clouded by emotion therefore we see things differently. The longer we remain in recovery the better our perspective gets in the shorter term. As we learn to put the … Read more
Round Rock Texas August 2010 Bobby Stovall a man convicted for the ninth time of DUI has been sentenced to life in prison. Stovall was arrested and charged with his ninth DUI for driving with a blood alcohol level of .32, which is four times the legal limit in Texas. Stovall crossed several lanes into … Read more