Daniel “Everything you are against weakens you. Everything you are for empowers you.” – Dr. Wayne Dyer The Law of Attraction is the spiritual law that says anything we focus on we attract to us. Whether it is what we want or not. What gives the law more power is when we are focused on something with … Read more
“Learn to enjoy every minute of your life. Be happy now. Don’t wait for something outside of yourself to make you happy in the future. Think how really precious is the time you have to spend, whether it’s at work or with your family. Every minute should be enjoyed and savored.” — Earl Nightingale I … Read more
As the world grows as far as the East is from the West with the ever expanding World Wide Web, the Internet. So does our ability to fellowship further from our homes and at any hour of any day. No longer do we need to wait for a meeting, share a thought with a friend … Read more
Please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Kevin Eldridge. Daniel and I were friends through Jr. High and High School on Long Island. I left Long Island abruptly, from Dan’s house in fact, in 1978. Although we had thought of each other over the years, we had lost touch. We were reunited, … Read more
“Well done is better than well said.” Benjamin Franklin I absolutely have had periods of time when I sounded much better than I acted. People would say to me “wow, Dan you sound so good”! But in reality that is where it ended. We have all experienced the “Ninety-day Wonders” you know them, the guys … Read more
As most of you know I have spent two of the past three years in Panama. While I was there I learned an enormous amount about the people and their culture. I learned that the culture viewed life differently from the way North American’s and many Europeans viewed the world. Some of this took adjustment … Read more
To be doomed to an alcoholic death or to live on a spiritual basis are not always easy alternatives to face. —Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th ed., pg. 44 The choices we fail to make are the choices that can be the most detrimental to our lives. Whether you are a problem drinker, an alcoholic, or anything … Read more
Someday we may be as grateful for the bad things as the good things, because the bad things helped prepare us for the good things. Mark Batterson. I am reading a wonderful book by Mark Batterson, ” In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day”. Honestly, in the past I have found myself … Read more
We all know that despite what the show in the 60’s said, it is really “Mother Knows Best” and not necessarily Father Knows Best! Our Mom’s are often the foundation of our families. She is the one with us 24/7 for the first 4 or 5 years of our lives. Yes dad is important, but … Read more
“Don’t carry a grudge. While you’re carrying a grudge, the other guy’s out dancing.” – Buddy Hackett Resentment will keep us held down. I cannot afford resentment in my recovered life. I separate myself from God, humanity and joy when I carry a grudge. I learned an extremely effective prayer very early on in my recovery … Read more