Daniel
New and Exciting; Stress…
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
The Recovered Life
“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
Spiritual progress not perfection
“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
Faith is not faith without doubt
“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
Lois Wilson Story, when love is not enough
“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
My Spiritual Experience
“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
The Challenge; Manipulation
“Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.” – Joshua Marine Over the course of time in my recovered life I have developed tools that have helped me to live a more content and happy life. In the beginning of my recovery journey I was told to fake it till you … Read more
Suffering is Optional
“There is no need to suffer when you’re ready and willing to learn what you need to learn!” Arne Klingenberg Of course when I heard the speaker in a self help meeting say to a fellow “Suffer Well” I kinda thought it was funny. Then one day someone said it to me, well it was … Read more
Love
“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.” – Lao Tzu I have heard some real doozeys through the years when it comes to love. We are always trying to explain everything we encounter in our lives. It is a natural phenomenon to make sense of everything around us. … Read more