“The successful always has a number of projects planned, to which he looks forward. Any one of them could change the course of his life overnight.” — Mark Caine The “one day at a time” principle is the guiding light in keeping our minds from racing. In early recovery we often feel as if staying … Read more
If you can’t fly, run. If you can’t run, walk. If you can’t walk, crawl. But by all means, keep moving. — Martin Luther King, Jr. Inch by inch it’s a cinch, yard by yard it’s hard! The founders of AA had some great insights. Before anyone ever labeled post acute withdrawal syndrome (PAWS) they knew … Read more
A life of reaction is a life of slavery, intellectually and spiritually. One must fight for a life of action, not reaction. – Rita Mae Brown E + R = O. Event plus response equals outcome! Learning to respond to adversity or simply life events, is crucial for the individual in recovery. When things go … Read more
I have utilized the Daily Reflections for over twenty years, it was given to me as a gift on my third anniversary. It is amazing that a reading like this pops off the page for me today as if I have never read it before! I want to share it with you in case you … Read more
Dr. Bob’s Farewell Address “My good friends in AA and of AA, I feel I would be very remiss if I didn’t take this opportunity to welcome you here to Cleveland, and not only to this meeting but to those that have already transpired. I hope very much that the presence of so many people … Read more
“Most of your unhappiness in life is due to the fact that you are listening to yourself instead of talking to yourself”. — David Martyn Lloyd-Jones. Of course we all talk to ourselves on a daily basis. We are thinkers and self talkers. Often we talk to ourselves in the negative, “aaa look at you, you … Read more
Enthusiasm is the most beautiful word in the world. – Christian Morgenstern I do not classify myself as a linguist however I love words when I recognize their meaning and root. In this case according to Dictionary.com the root of the word enthusiasm, is Greek, énthous, variant of éntheos having a god within. The meaning … Read more
How am I doing? Honorable Ed Koch, former New York City Mayor If you are old enough and lived in proximity to New York City in the late 1970’s and 80’s you would remember the Mayor that made that question relevant, Ed Koch! He would walk around the city when he was out and about … Read more
Never regret. If it’s good, it’s wonderful. If it’s bad, it’s experience. Victoria Holt Regret is a terrible thing we all make mistakes if we learn from the mistakes we move on. If we don’t we live in regret. That is correct, many people think that learning from mistakes means that we never make the … Read more
You may have fooled yourself into thinking that it’s useful or unavoidable, but it’s not. — Seth Godin I recently read Seth’s blog on worry and I realized that we all worry whether we are addicts, alcoholics or simply earthlings! Worry is expressed in many ways, for some of us it comes in the form of … Read more