Daniel This is a post from FaceBooks Friends of Recovery VT enjoy! Dan 🙂 12 steps to stay sober during the holidays Season’s Greetings, I just wanted to take a moment to wish each and every one of you Happy Holidays from the Foundation for Recovery. I also wanted to share these 12 steps to stay … Read more
Humility does not mean thinking less of yourself than of other people, nor does it mean having a low opinion of your own gifts. It means freedom from thinking about yourself at all. ~William Temple If you read this blog you know that humility is one of our Joy principles. How does one actually acquire … Read more
Life is meant to be enjoyed and not to be endured. Jack Jackson 1) To truly enjoy life you must change the way you think. We must become possibility thinkers. We need to look for the positive first! How do we accomplish this in such a negative world? One way is to study, read, and … Read more
“Times of general calamity and confusion have ever been productive of the greatest minds. The purest ore is produced from the hottest furnace, and the brightest thunderbolt is elicited from the darkest storm.” – Charles Caleb Colton It is always a wonderful thing to hear from our friends especially those people that helped you weather the … Read more
We become what we think about. Earl Nightingale. In 1998 I was 10 years abstinent from drugs and alcohol. My Spiritual relationship, my family life, my recovery, my career, all seemed from the outside to be clicking! Yet I continued to have an emptiness inside. Don’t get me wrong it was not a depression or … Read more
In July, I was asked by a family to assist them with an injustice that had occurred to their family by a life insurance company (relating to alcoholism and mental health issues). I will only discuss the basics because the specifics are not the reason for this article. I accepted an agreement for compensation on … Read more
Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time. – Thomas Edison, 1847-1931. Most of us that have been plagued by addiction have had our share of failure. Looking at our failures as the direct result of our addiction allows us to write … Read more
This was sent to me in an e-mail. I know it has made it’s way around but it is a great message. I hope you enjoy it. Dan 🙂 A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how … Read more
Courage is doing what you’re afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you’re scared. – Eddie Rickenbacker The message of Real Life Recovery is to show average and ordinary people that they can build a life they are proud of and they can gain independence for themselves and their families. If we have … Read more