The Joy of living! I simply can not say it enough, Life is meant to be enjoyed and not to be endured. When we decide to get off the merry go round of addiction it feels like it is the end of the line for our fun! But that is the furthest thing from reality. … Read more
There is not a more pleasing exercise of the mind than gratitude. It is accompanied with such an inward satisfaction that the duty is sufficiently rewarded by the performance. ~Joseph Addison As I thought about my ABC’s of gratitude the letter “I” posed a challenge because true gratitude is not about “I” it is about … Read more
“You only have what you give. It’s by spending yourself that you become rich.” Isabel Allende I am grateful today for being a helper. In the audio The Strangest Secret by Earl Nightingale, explains that we are all paid in direct proportion to how we serve others. We earn money by serving others. But more … Read more
…God is Love. 1 John 4:8 As an alcoholic with a depressed demeanor I must say that the “Poor Me’s” via God does not love me, God is not real, and worse was my mantra. However with recovery has come an awareness of the Love of God in my life. In the beginning I … Read more
We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness. Ninth Step Promises, Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous. Freedom from the bondage of self! Addiction held me back in life. I was controlled by addiction, I was not free! I remember the promises I made to myself, my family and my employers. My … Read more
E is for Enough. Enough love in my life. I just can not say it enough, I have the greatest loving children in all the world. It is amazing because I am not half the father that they are the loving children! I am so grateful for all four of them, Sean, Kristin, Liam and … Read more
One of the greatest speeches I have ever heard in my life is the Art Williams, Do It speech. It is motivational, deep, yet simple. The message? Just Do It! All my life I have wanted to be someone, I have had dreams, and aspirations. Until I got the message that if it is … Read more
The letter “C” in my gratitude list stands for Callahan, the name that I carry. I am honored to carry the name Callahan, my grandfather “Jack” was a proud man. He and my dad always stressed keeping the name clean. I never knew why as a kid but today for many reasons a name that … Read more
The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings. Eric Hoffer The “B” on my gratitude list stands for Blessings. Through the joy and the challenges m gratitude compounds. At times I need to pinch myself because the blessings are far too vast for me to count. This morning my … Read more
To educate yourself for the feeling of gratitude means to take nothing for granted, but to always seek out and value the kind that will stand behind the action. Nothing that is done for you is a matter of course. Everything originates in a will for the good, which is directed at you. Train yourself … Read more