The Power of a Positive Attitude

“A great attitude does much more than turn on the lights in our worlds; it seems to magically connect us to all sorts of serendipitous opportunities that were somehow absent before the change.”  — Earl Nightingale Having a positive attitude takes commitment, a decision to do so and then practice.  Here are some suggestions to … Read more

Video Blog!

Welcome to our newest feature, The Last Resort Recovery, Video Blog!   We intend to increase our video production into a teaching series on topics of recovery, life, relationships, mentorship, Spirituality and much, much, more.  We will slowly be adding video’s to our Blog pages.  We will post our videos on http://www.YouTube.com/thelastresortpa and a video Blogging … Read more

Thanksgiving in the USA

“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.”  John F. Kennedy For those of you in the States, Happy Thanksgiving.  For all of us of the world as the USA celebrates and gives thanks it is a good time to … Read more

Beyond Comprehension

“In every person who comes near you look for what is good and strong; honor that; try to imitate it, and your faults will drop off like dead leaves when their time comes.” – John Ruskin Put another way, Tony Robbins states that “Success leaves clues”.  It is not about being a chameleon it is simply … Read more

Joy!

“Joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls.” – Mother Teresa Joy is more than simple happiness.  It lies within the Heart!  It is not the emotion of being happy.  It is the deep down underlying experience of the Soul.  The knowledge that all is well within my soul, it is … Read more

Developing the Habit of Happiness

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

Pain is not Optional

“Pain is a part of being alive, and we need to learn that. Pain does not last forever, nor is it necessarily unbeatable, and we need to be taught that.” – Harold Kushner The idea that we will never be in pain is ludicrous.  Physical pain is the body telling us that something is wrong.  Mental … Read more

Positive Mental Attitude

“If you realized how powerful your thoughts are, you would never think a negative thought.”  — Peace Pilgrim For over a decade I have been working on my mental attitude.  Over the years I have made enormous progress.  I went from looking for “Murphy’s Law” to rear it’s ugly head regularly to exactly the opposite, … Read more

Enthusiasm!

“Throw back the shoulders, let the heart sing, let the eyes flash, let the mind be lifted up, look upward and say to yourself… nothing is impossible!”   – Norman Vincent Peale Enthusiasm for life is essential.  One of my morning affirmations goes like this:  Today I will win—  Why? I’ll tell you why:  Because I … Read more