“To love and be loved is to feel the sun from both sides” – David Viscott We all toss around idealistic points of view when it comes to certain topics like, money, relationships, family, and love. Talk to a person that is dealing with an issue in one of these areas and give them the old … Read more
“Everything you are against weakens you. Everything you are for empowers you.” – Dr. Wayne Dyer The Law of Attraction is the spiritual law that says anything we focus on we attract to us. Whether it is what we want or not. What gives the law more power is when we are focused on something with … Read more
To be doomed to an alcoholic death or to live on a spiritual basis are not always easy alternatives to face. —Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th ed., pg. 44 The choices we fail to make are the choices that can be the most detrimental to our lives. Whether you are a problem drinker, an alcoholic, or anything … Read more
No matter where you go, there you are! Due to the human condition we have the propensity to look for meaning in everything we do. That includes our screw ups. Unfortunately when we screw up again, and again and again, our brain searches for the reason and the reason always falls squarely in the wrong … Read more
“Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together.” Vincent van Gogh I am constantly reminding myself and those around me that Life is Goooooood!!! What I mean by that is life is awesome, life is great. Not only in our enjoyment of what the recovered life has … Read more
“There are two ways of exerting one’s strength: one is pushing down, the other is pulling up.” – Booker T. Washington I was taught to always lend a hand to people in need. If you are asked for help do it. My parents had me cut the lawn for the older people in the neighborhood and … Read more
“I have learned, as a rule of thumb, never to ask whether you can do something. Say, instead, that you are doing it. Then fasten your seat belt. The most remarkable things follow.” – Julia Cameron The quote that sticks to me to this day is Henry Fords, “Whether you think you can or you think … Read more
“Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something and that this thing must be attained.” – Marie Curie Having a purpose in life moves us to action. When we do what we enjoy … Read more
“And in the end it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.” — Abraham Lincoln When I was young it was all about the party! I thought that partying was all that mattered. I remember my mom saying to me that I needed to stop this nonsense. I … Read more
“Everyone you meet has a flashing sign hanging on their chest that says, MAKE ME FEEL SPECIAL”! Art Williams We all have the same desire to be someone special, to be appreciated, to be loved! Each and everyone of us has a desire to do well, to accomplish goals in our lives. However, life sometimes … Read more