Daniel “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
This was sent to me by a friend. To me this is the true meaning of Spirituality. As the holidays approach I see more and more complaints about religious and political issues surrounding keeping God in our Country. The pledge of allegiance, our money, keep Christ in Christmas! But to me it is the actions … Read more
What a wonderful thing to have in life is a Family to share it with. This is a family foto taken by my good friend Maureen Entera! Her Email is entera79@gmail.com if you want to get one for yourself. Visit her website here: http://www.entera-theartist.com
“The first rule is, to keep an untroubled spirit. The second is to look things in the face and know them for what they are.” Marcus Aurelius When we are ruled by alcohol and addiction we seem to have great ambitions yet never follow through. We look nothing in the eye, we see it all … Read more
Welcome to our newest feature, The Last Resort Recovery, Video Blog! We intend to increase our video production into a teaching series on topics of recovery, life, relationships, mentorship, Spirituality and much, much, more. We will slowly be adding video’s to our Blog pages. We will post our videos on http://www.YouTube.com/thelastresortpa and a video Blogging … Read more
To paraphrase the song it is a “long and winding road”. Sometimes we are on the highway/motorway, the traffic is moving fast and freely on both sides. The destinations are clearly signposted and the journey passes quickly. Other times, we are on country roads. There are few signposts and we don’t even have a map! … Read more
“The last of the human freedoms – to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.” Viktor Frankl I am re-reading “Man’s Search for Meaning”, by Victor Frankl. If you are not familiar with Victor Frankl, he was imprisoned by the Nazi’s in World War 2. He lost his … Read more
“Facing it — always facing it — that’s the way to get through. Face it!” – Joseph Conrad There has been quite a bit of press in the addiction world about the need for the treatment protocol of total abstinence. Recently an article in the LA Times idicated, “You can cut back on alcohol”. Citing: … Read more