“Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.” – Steve Jobs There is no doubt in my mind that the number one desire of every human being is “happiness”. Happiness comes in many forms. Being connected to God brings us enormous … Read more
“They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.” – Andy Warhol Time changes our perspective on things. Often our perspective is clouded by emotion therefore we see things differently. The longer we remain in recovery the better our perspective gets in the shorter term. As we learn to put the … Read more
“It is a mistake to try to look too far ahead. The chain of destiny can only be grasped one link at a time.” – Winston Churchill One of my favorite leaders is General George Patton, he certainly had his flaws but the one thing that sticks out in my mind was his passion for fulfilling … Read more
“It has been my experience that,far from choosing goals too great for our inherent capacities to reach, we tend to underestimate ourselves and set them much too low!” Earl Nightingale Are you driven by instinct or by principles that work? In the Ninth Step Promises it says we are going to know a new freedom… … Read more
“I have an irrepressible desire to live till I can be assured that the world is a little better for my having lived in it.” – Abraham Lincoln All my life I wanted to do something special. I have always had this burning desire to be a helper. I gain pleasure from helping folks in the … Read more
“People usually fail when they are on the verge of success. So give as much care to the end as to the beginning.” – Lao-Tzu Napoleon Hill the student of Andrew Carnegie and author of the timeless classic, “Think and Grow Rich” astutely said that “one of the most common causes of failure is the habit … Read more
“I used to say, ‘I sure hope things will change.’ Then I learned that the only way things are going to change for me is when I change.” – Jim Rohn Back in the 80’s there was a saying that went around, “shite happens” I remember seeing bumper stickers with the expression. Sadly, I kinda … Read more
We are all worthy of great reward in life. No matter how we have failed and no matter how many times we have failed we are always worthy. Surely, a case can be made against the psychopath or the apathetic folks of our society. But most of us do not fit into that category. Many … Read more
I am not a huge fan of “Sixbucks” I mean Starbucks, but honestly some of their products are good. But I love to joke with the folks that walk into the office with their cup of “Liquid Gold”! So what am I talking about with skipping a cup of coffee? On Monday we asked folks … Read more
“When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.” Helen Keller The recovered life is a learning experience. Yes life in general is a learning experience but for those of us that have … Read more