Daniel “Listen to your life. All moments are key moments.” — Frederick Buechner My mom used to say the proof is in the pudding… We all have defining moments in our lives, the ah-ha’s that hit us often in our challenges and high points in life. I call the challenges “SEE’s” significant emotional events. Those are … Read more
“Blessed are those who can give without remembering and take without forgetting.” – Elizabeth Bibesco What a great night at Freedom Recovery our Christian Recovery group we had. Last night was our first Freedom Recovery meeting in Fort Myers at Villas Wesleyan Church in our expansion to bring Christian recovery to Southwest Florida. Nearly twenty people … Read more
No matter where you go, there you are! Due to the human condition we have the propensity to look for meaning in everything we do. That includes our screw ups. Unfortunately when we screw up again, and again and again, our brain searches for the reason and the reason always falls squarely in the wrong … Read more
We are in the process of making some new and exciting changes that will span the next few months. Change is good but with it comes the potential for increased stress. The exciting aspect of change is the potential rewards that may follow. On my end I will keep you all posted on our changes … Read more
“Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together.” Vincent van Gogh I am constantly reminding myself and those around me that Life is Goooooood!!! What I mean by that is life is awesome, life is great. Not only in our enjoyment of what the recovered life has … Read more
“I was taught that the way of progress is neither swift nor easy.” Marie Curie Last night after our Freedom Recovery Meeting I was helping Pastor Claudio clean up a bit, when Pastor got a call from his wife. One of the church members had passed away at hospice and the wife needed some travel … Read more
“Our doubts are traitors, And make us lose the good we oft might win, By fearing to attempt.” William Shakespeare Living the recovered life offers us a second chance at life. In active addiction our fear ruled our lives. Fear spoke we listened. Fear was in charge and we acted based upon what it said … Read more
“I believe that people are good if you give them half a chance and that good is more powerful than evil.” Lois Wilson If you had the opportunity to watch Wynona Ryder portray Lois Wilson the co-founder of Alanon and wife of Bill Wilson the co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) you were treated to a … Read more
“Our real blessings often appear to us in the shape of pains, losses and disappointments, but let us have patience and we soon shall see them in their proper figures.” – Joseph Addison As much as I share about myself personally I do not always share my pain. I have folks in my life today that … Read more