Recovery

Dreamer

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Ever since I was a kid I was a dreamer.  If I had a dime for every time I got in trouble in school for day dreaming I would have tons of dimes!  As a recovered  adult the dreams have kept me motivated and not complacent.  As we develop as human beings we start to … Read more

Freedom

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For our friends in The United States, Happy Independence Day!  As part of the free world, we have often heard leaders of the world especially the leaders in the USA say, Freedom is not Free!  There is a price to pay.  It is a true statement independence & freedom takes work, especially if you are … Read more

Love

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I am Blessed to have four children, a 25 year old son, Sean, a 24 year old daughter Kristin, a 15 year old son Liam, and a nearly 13 year old son Seamus.  There is not a day that goes by that I do not think of each of them.  I have pictures of them … Read more

To Blame or To Succeed?

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In the recovery community often people report that they don’t feel like they are good enough.  They don’t feel they are worthy of receiving good things in life.  Why not? Ask yourself these questions: Were your parents always supportive of you? Did they praise you when you accomplished something important to you? Did they let … Read more

Self Help or Self Improvement?

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Is there a difference? There certainly is and it is big. I was in a Network Marketing Company and I heard a speaker at a conference say “This is a self-improvement program with a high compensation outcome!” It was my first exposure to this way of thinking. Honestly, I was immediately attracted to the approach … Read more

Perform or Conform, You Be the Judge…

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“Life is an opportunity, benefit from it. Life is beauty, admire it. Life is bliss, taste it. Life is a dream, realize it. Life is a challenge, meet it. Life is a duty, complete it. Life is a game, play it. Life is a promise, fulfill it. Life is sorrow, overcome it. Life is a … Read more

HOW

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Very early in my recovery I learned the acronym, H.O.W. it stands for Honesty, Open-mindedness, and Willingness. Recovery is living a happy, prosperous, clean and sober life. Utilizing the tools of recovery like the Twelve Steps, Power of Positive Thinking, the Law of Attraction, Life’s One Law as well as others is the key to … Read more

The Needle and the Damage Done…

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Neil Young song a song in the 70’s “Needle and the Damaga Done”. But what if the damage has nothing to do with substance abuse? What if my impulsive behaviors have created hurt feelings or worse yet, some real damage? The same rules apply, use your tools, start with step 10 recognize, admit, amend and … Read more

Start Your Day Right!

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I start my day with the 3rd step and 7th step prayer, a couple of meditation books and a positive message to myself.  Through the years I have changed the meditation books I use with the exception of one.  Find the one that you will read every day and use it.  Most are inspiring and … Read more

Attraction Stones

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My whole life I had the inner desire to “Be Somebody”. I wanted to make a difference in the world. In the 4th grade things started to really go downhill for me. Ten years of age and I had already begun the process of giving up and I did not even know it. By the … Read more