Friends

I cannot even imagine where I would be today were it not for that handful of friends who have given me a heart full of joy. Let’s face it, friends make life a lot more fun.   Charles R. Swindoll Without a doubt there is a social paradigm to life.  If you are old enough you … Read more

Humbly

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

The Joy of Living

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

The Storm

“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

The Strangest Secret

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

Vengeance

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

Mistakes as a Recovered Person

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

The Heart of a Champion

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