I have heard various numbers from 21 days to 90 days as the magic number to develop a habit or turn a bad one to good! In the recovery aspect of life 90 days seems to work well. I suggest you build confidence by utilizing 90 day bursts in your life. I believe that part … Read more
“I’ve found that luck is quite predictable. If you want more luck, take more chances. Be more active. Show up more often.” Brian Tracy Showing up is half the battle. Being present, actually taking an active role in my life is essential. That may sound ridiculous but as an active alcoholic I could be present … Read more
Having X-Ray vision to trudge towards the horizon each and every day brings with it joy. Staying focused on keeping the main thing the main thing for me has been a Blessing. I learned a long time ago that worrying about things only brings fear and fear paralyzes. I am grateful for the lessons of … 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
…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
“What we hope ever to do with ease we may learn first to do with diligence.” – Samuel Johnson When it comes to learning anything new we must first comprehend the lesson, make a decision to apply the principle, and then take action. To learn effectively we must “Practice, Drill & Rehearse”. Recovery principles are … Read more
Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it. Helen Keller Overcoming addiction and active alcoholism is a phenomenal fete. People die of this malady daily, it affects thousands of lives across this great country of ours. Recently, I wrote a story on CNN’s I-Promote. In the article … Read more
“I believe in hard work. It keeps the wrinkles out of the mind and spirit.” Helena Rubinstein Often when we think of the term “Work”, visions of difficulty or displeasure emerge. When it comes to joy and happiness I am not sure that work is the term to use. Sure in the beginning of the … Read more
“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
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