Since no one is perfect, it follows that all great deeds have been accomplished out of imperfection. Yet they were accomplished, somehow, all the same.” – Lois McMaster Bujold This marks my thirtieth year in the pursuit of happiness, recovery. As I reflect back at the highs and lows I am amazed at how I … Read more
“Time is limited, so I better wake up every morning fresh and know that I have just one chance to live this particular day right, and to string my days together into a life of action, and purpose.” Lance Armstrong This is your time, this is your day, take advantage. Spend time today to reflect … Read more
My friend Dennis has had a real challenge in life. He is an extremely intelligent and talented young man. Yet addiction and his mental health challenges got in the way of his productivity and life. Unfortunately or maybe fortunately he ended up in prison before he ended up in the cemetery. His parents are two … Read more
I was chasing my dreams with every drink that went down… But I never got past the edge of my bed… Till I finally gave up the fight, sweet surrender gave me back my Life! –Sonia Lee Yesterday I received a wonderful gift from Sonia Lee. Sonia is a recovered folk musician/artist in Nashville Tennessee. … Read more
Throughout our lives, leading up to our active addiction, we chose to wallow in all of the negativism that our lives held; worshiping our own self pity. Today, if we truly desire recovery, we must choose to rejoice in the positives, regardless of how loud the negatives are sounding to us. Insanity is doing the … Read more
“Hope is a light diet, but very stimulating.” – Honoré de Balzac Faith, hope, and love. The three emotional needs we all have. Without these needs being met, dysfunction abounds. For those of us that choose alcohol or other mind altering drugs to fill this gap, real life recovery is the answer. Positive meaningful recovery … Read more
Each and every morning the first thing I do before I have my morning cup of coffee is do my prayer, meditation and prep for the day with “My Morning Mental Workout”. My attitude everyday will determine my success in the future. Today I will walk, talk, act and believe like the person I wish … Read more
Merry Christmas everyone! Joy to the world… I have spent Christmas in 3 different Countries over the past 4 years. All 3 are extremely different! But one thing stays constant, that is JOY. It is a time of celebration. In my early years of recovery I would dread the holidays. Today I love the holidays … Read more
We become what we think about. Earl Nightingale. In 1998 I was 10 years abstinent from drugs and alcohol. My Spiritual relationship, my family life, my recovery, my career, all seemed from the outside to be clicking! Yet I continued to have an emptiness inside. Don’t get me wrong it was not a depression or … Read more