What works?
“I never teach my pupils; I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they can learn.” — Albert Einstein One of the reasons addictions counselors and treatment providers fail so miserably is simple, they “TELL” people what to do and push them into the box that they have outlined. No where under any conditions […]
Social Media Aiding Addiction Recovery
Addiction is an every-day battle. Mornings are struggles to wake up, nights are long and fitful. Mantras against substance abuse become the only words in the internal vocabulary. Recovering from addiction is as much a state of being as the addiction process itself. Many people have only those in support groups to help them through […]
Lilly
I am not known as a pet lover. I do not like the smell of animals especially dogs. Cats freak me out, they come off as sneaky to me. If I go to a home with a cat the cat always comes to explore me. When they are purring it kinda goes right through me! […]
Appreciation
Books serve to show a man that those original thoughts of his aren’t very new at all. — Abraham Lincoln It is always nice to be appreciated and even nicer when what you do makes an impact on another human being. Over the weekend I received a personalized letter via “snail mail”. When I read […]
Deep Down, figure it out!
Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach down to the bottom of his soul and come up with the extra ounce of power it takes to win when the match is even.” – Muhammad Ali I don’t think I know a human being on this planet that does […]
Bounce Back, but do it right!
In the audio “The Strangest Secret” Earl Nightingale states that we are in an age in our nations history that a man can fall flat on his face and start over several times in their life. Funny he recorded that before I was born and it still applies. Personally, one of my strengths in life […]
The Road…
“There is no more important step you can take than to define your life’s purpose. It develops your sense of belonging to our universe.” — Arnold Patent Sustainable Recovery that leads to a life of Vitality comes from living our lives with purpose and drive. As an active alcoholic or addict we are often apathetic about […]
Contradictions
We all have contradictions in our lives. — Carolyn Peabody, PhD It seems I can never get away with the contradictions in my own head! Yesterday I wrote about helping a friend in need and to be honest it was less than ten minutes later that this thought popped into my head, “Hey what […]
True Giving
“It’s not how much we give but how much love we put into giving.” – Mother Teresa I love to Blog, it has become my journalling over the past few years. It helps me to sort out the messages and sometimes the contradictions that occur between my two ears. I am harder on myself than […]
Ambition
Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great. – Mark Twain When I first realized that I may have a problem with alcohol I said something to my best friend at the time. I was […]