“Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity.” – Gilda Radner Life can be funny, you can make plans, set goals and implement the game plan where you do the right thing, but the outcome may not … Read more
“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 … Read more
Life is very interesting…in the end, some of your greatest pains become your greatest strengths. — Drew Barrymore In the life of recovery I would venture to say that most of our greatest pains and challenges become our strengths. Without a doubt the pain of addiction converts into the joy of living when we recover. But … Read more
“Striving for perfection is the greatest stopper there is.… It’s your excuse to yourself for not doing anything. Instead, strive for excellence, doing your best.” – Sir Laurence Olivier In How it Works, we read that we are striving for progress and not perfection. The authors clearly recognized that we are not saints and that we … Read more
Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage. — Lao Tzu I have learned over the years that life is about Love. In the Bible it says “God is Love”, Universalists say the creator is Love, East and West philosophers indicate that Love makes the world go round. … Read more
Where success is concerned, people are not measured in inches or pounds or college degrees, or family background; they are measured by the size of their thinking. — David Schwartz How we think is everything. There is so much incorrect thinking going on when it comes to recovery. People are often misinformed specifically on the … Read more
Promise a lot but deliver even more. — Seth Godin This I have found to be the truth when it comes to my recovery experience. The promises on pages 83 and 84 of the Big Book are clear, “They will always materialize if we work for them”! What is a promise? It is a guarantee … Read more
“The one important thing I have learned over the years is the difference between taking one’s work seriously and taking one’s self seriously. The first is imperative, the second is disastrous.” – Margot Fonteyn I was out of work and sober over two years. At the time it was a difficult time in the country, … Read more
Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy. —Dale Carnegie When it comes to recovery action is the key. We must take action, we must live our lives proactively. It is so much more … Read more
“I think in terms of the day’s resolutions, not the year’s.” – Henry Moore I have said this for a very long time, people in active recovery have a step up over everyone else. Living the principles of recovery not only gives us a daily reprieve from addiction but it offers us a way of … Read more