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
But even after 30 years of playing, Peart had enough humility to begin again at square one and re–learn his instrument from the ground up. — Perry Marshall on Neil Peart Be a student of life! They say if you are not growing you are dying! This morning I was reading an article by Perry … 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
By every form of self-deception and experimentation, [real alcoholics] will try to prove themselves exceptions to the rule …. Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th ed., pg. 31 Alcoholism and addiction are cunning, baffling and powerful! Quite frankly, for those of us that have the “Creature” it owns us when we are in it! We justify, rationalize and … Read more
“You think about what is going on, where you are going to be, off in the middle of nowhere, stuck in a shelter and it worries you,” — Samantha Garvey You probably do not know who Samantha Garvey is, personally I have never met her, but I had the opportunity to read up on her in … 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
I recently had the pleasure to speak with Debbie Davis the co-founder of Recovery First an addiction treatment center located in South Florida. Recovery First is unique in their program in that they go the extra mile to assist people in their personal recovery experience. Additionally, they are “In-Network” for every imaginable insurance plan this side … Read more
“The thing is, we have to let go of all blame, all attacking, all judging, to free our inner selves to attract what we say we want. Until we do, we are hamsters in a cage chasing our own tails and wondering why we aren’t getting the results we seek.” — Dr. Joe Vitale We … Read more
“Character isn’t inherited. One builds it daily by the way one thinks and acts, thought by thought, action by action. If one lets fear or hate or anger take possession of the mind, they become self-forged chains.” — Helen Douglas Implementing the Steps is much more than just taking the Steps! I have worked with … Read more