“The tragedy in life doesn’t lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goal to reach.” – Benjamin Mays I have a busy week that started for me on Friday. I went to visit my cousin Bill and his wife Beth in Northern Florida. Drove back on Saturday night and then … Read more
Other people and things can stop you temporarily. You’re the only one who can do it permanently. — Zig Ziglar I have a quote on my desk by Sir Winston Churchill that reminds me to never give up, never, never, never… Winning in life is an inside job. We must be willing to face the … Read more
“Never let life’s hardships disturb you…no one can avoid problems, not even saints or sages.” – Nichiren Daishonin Somehow early on in my life of recovery I began to think that if I was sober I somehow would avoid or totally eliminate problems in my life. I felt that if I was clean and sober … Read more
Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation. — Brian Tracy Every time I sit to write a blog I find myself thinking, now this is important! This is everything! When … Read more
“As soon as you start to feel differently about what you already have, you will start to attract more of the good things, more of the things you can be grateful for.” — Joe Vitale Gratitude is key to happiness and joy. Having an attitude of gratitude helps to keep us focused on the main … Read more
Every great and commanding movement in the annals of the world is due to the triumph of enthusiasm. Nothing great was ever achieved without it. — Ralph Waldo Emerson My friend Jimmy Meyer taught me one of my affirmations that I use every morning as part of my “Morning Mental Workout”. Today I will win— … Read more
You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete. — Richard Buckminster Fuller I do a quick exercise in my lectures I ask someone to put their hand up against mine. I put a little pressure on their hand with mine and … Read more
This I know. This I believe with all my heart. If we want a free and peaceful world, if we want to make the deserts bloom and man to grow to greater dignity as a human being … we can do it. — Eleanor Roosevelt A positive mental attitude enhances our ability to achieve anything … Read more
“If one scheme of happiness fails, human nature turns to another; if the first calculation is wrong, we make a second better.” – Jane Austen Recovery is our second attempt to do it right. What is “IT”? Simply, “life”. We have failed the route of partying for happiness and now we must learn a new … Read more
Canna Cola First it is Four Loko, “Blackout in a Can” now a California entrepreneur is launching a new product, “Marijuana Soda” called “Canna Cola”. The product is a medical marijuana “medication” that contains 35 to 65 milligrams of Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the psychoactive ingredient in pot. He is releasing five flavors of the beverage. What … Read more