For me today carrying the message that recovery is life and life is good is what drives me. It is amazing to me to see folks come from the pits of addiction into a brand new way of living filled with joy and hope. It brings me back to my early days and the feeling … Read more
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
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
“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
“What saves a man is to take a step. Then another step.” Antoine de Saint-Exupery Action is the key word. A decision is simply a wish until we take action. We must decide on a direction, commit to that direction if it is in congruence with our values, and then take action! Recovery is about … Read more
“The miracle is this – the more we share, the more we have.” – Leonard Nimoy As we progress through Recovery Month I am reminded more and more that I can only keep it if I give it away. During our campaign to develop an effective scholarship program we face an uphill battle. We are … Read more
“Always behave like a duck — keep calm and unruffled on the surface but paddle like the devil underneath.” – Jacob Braude One of the features of mentally healthy people is “flexibility under stress”; Stay calm in stressful situations if you panic you are at a huge disadvantage. Be flexible, a large oak will snap in … 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