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
“You only have what you give. It’s by spending yourself that you become rich.” Isabel Allende I am grateful today for being a helper. In the audio The Strangest Secret by Earl Nightingale, explains that we are all paid in direct proportion to how we serve others. We earn money by serving others. But more … Read more
…God is Love. 1 John 4:8 As an alcoholic with a depressed demeanor I must say that the “Poor Me’s” via God does not love me, God is not real, and worse was my mantra. However with recovery has come an awareness of the Love of God in my life. In the beginning I … Read more
One of the greatest speeches I have ever heard in my life is the Art Williams, Do It speech. It is motivational, deep, yet simple. The message? Just Do It! All my life I have wanted to be someone, I have had dreams, and aspirations. Until I got the message that if it is … Read more
The letter “C” in my gratitude list stands for Callahan, the name that I carry. I am honored to carry the name Callahan, my grandfather “Jack” was a proud man. He and my dad always stressed keeping the name clean. I never knew why as a kid but today for many reasons a name that … Read more
The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings. Eric Hoffer The “B” on my gratitude list stands for Blessings. Through the joy and the challenges m gratitude compounds. At times I need to pinch myself because the blessings are far too vast for me to count. This morning my … 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
“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
Recently, I spoke with a group of folks in Panama City. I was sharing about some recent obstacles that I had overcome. One gentleman asked me how I had the power to go through all of that and still have a positive mental attitude? Later that night I was rehashing my days events. I thought … Read more
When it comes to recovery the rehabilitation process can be described as difficult at best. Often individuals and families have responded to their personal traumas differently. There was a time in my life that the “why” of it all seemed so important. I would read about the experiences of folks that responded differently to the … Read more