As a kid I looked up to my dad. My dad was an athlete he competed in the firefighter drills in NY State and was recognized as the best in the State. He held the NY State record for scaling a twenty five foot ladder. However, one day I found a new role model it … Read more
I am fortunate to have the friends I have met all across the world both face to face and via internet social websites. Hope is a recovered lady with a wonderful family, she is committed to God, Family and Recovery, Life is Good! I asked her to write a Blog for us and she has, … Read more
“Action is the antidote to despair.” – Joan Baez Many of us through the years have made decisions or so we thought, only to find ourselves quickly back in the same situation we were attempting to break free of. If you are like me, you probably hopped right onto the pity-pot and thought, “what’s the use”? … Read more
“I challenge you to make your life a masterpiece. I challenge you to join the ranks of those people who live what they teach, who walk their talk.” — Tony Robbins One of the great features of using self help groups such as AA, NA, SMART Recovery, Freedom Recovery or Celebrate Recovery is that the … Read more
Resentment is like taking poison and waiting for the other person to die. ~Malachy McCourt There was a new self help recovery meeting started a few blocks from a great meeting I attended regularly. I said to someone that is weird why wouldn’t they continue to come here? The response stands out today, “a resentment … Read more
“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 We teach the ABC’s of Recovery here at Real Life Recovery and I do community and organizational awareness lectures. In fact the ABC’s really … Read more
I learned so many lessons in my early years of sobriety, my early years of recovery from alcoholism & addiction. Today I can draw from my experiences because of those early years. In April of 1988 I knew that I knew that I wanted more in my life. I found myself surrounded by people in … Read more
“If we don’t change, we don’t grow. If we don’t grow, we are not really living. Growth demands a temporary surrender of security.” – Gail Sheehy I attended a self-help meeting yesterday and the topic was change. I heard quite a few interesting tidbits as the group members took their time sharing. If you have ever … Read more
“When humor goes, there goes civilization.” – Erma Bombeck Laughing is natures best medicine. It lowers your stress level and eases the burden of worry. Sure there is times when we need to be serious but not chronically! Some folks just find themselves in the mode of perpetual seriousness and do not allow themselves to … Read more