Daniel I was recently asked this question! Can you cry under water? Got ya thinking huh? I am going to assume that is exactly what they were trying to do. Get us to think! In 1956 Earl Nightingale recorded the first and only Gold Record in the spoken word – self improvement industry, “The Strangest Secret”. … Read more
Here is one to pass around if you will! Early in the morning on Thursday December10, 2009 my dad got an alarming phone call. The caller claimed to be my son Sean. He actually called my dad “Pop” which is what he is widely known as by all. He is a 74 year old burly … Read more
Hello friends of The Last Resort, Yesterday I was honored to be a guest for Mark Yarrobino on his website blog, http://learntochangeyourlife.com/blog/?p=618 Besides the obvious gratitude I have for the honor I would like to point you to his site and blog. Mark has been a presence online for nearly a decade. His blog is … Read more
Difficulties mastered are opportunities won. — Winston Churchill I often point to the comeback as what really matters. Of course the persistence and relentless leadership of Winston Churchill in World War 2 is a great example. Winning in life is not necessarily the goal of life. Striving to achieve our “Purpose” is the underlying … Read more
“A great attitude does much more than turn on the lights in our worlds; it seems to magically connect us to all sorts of serendipitous opportunities that were somehow absent before the change.” — Earl Nightingale Having a positive attitude takes commitment, a decision to do so and then practice. Here are some suggestions to … Read more
I could not help but reprint this. I recently had a lengthy conversation with a group of Christian men that felt strongly about topics such as these. I of course will not argue whether they are right or wrong. It is what they believe, to me that is the gift of Spirituality, the freedom to … Read more
“When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.” – Helen Keller In life I believe that true happiness, deep inner joy relies on our Spiritual condition. In recovery our inner joy and recovery … Read more
“One starts an action simply because one must do something.” – T. S. Eliot Alcoholism and addiction are addressed usually after a series of challenges that expand over substantial periods of time. Typically, the addict takes action after a Significant Emotional Event, a SEE. Of course family and friends are the first to recognize that … Read more
Typically we focus strictly on the addict and the family when we think of addiction. However,the damage done goes much deeper than what meets the eye. A recent study was released in the November 27, 2009 issue of New Mexico Epidemiology by Jim Roeber of the New Mexico Department of Health. The toll in New … Read more