“Optimism is the one quality more associated with success and happiness than any other ” – Brian Tracy An optimistic view of our future is in order. Life gets better and better and better every day in every way. The life of recovery is more than simply just not drinking and drugging. The life of … Read more
“The last of the human freedoms – to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.” — Viktor Frankl The three rules of a healthy attitude, rule number one, Always Be Positive, rule number two, Always Be Positive and rule number three, Always Be Positive!!! I can tell you … Read more
“Life is an adventure, dare it.” Mother Teresa I recently saw where some folks are offended that the U.S. Postal service has added a stamp of Mother Teresa. Too funny I must say that people don’t have better things to do with their time. What most people do not know is that Mother Teresa at … Read more
This morning I received an email form a friend that asked me to answer her questions on recovery and sabotage. I hope you enjoy and implement the answers! What does recovery sabotage mean to you? Recovery Sabotage is the disturbance, interference or undermining of an individuals recovery foundation and ultimately their internal joy. First of … Read more
Discipline; Training expected to produce a specific character or pattern of behavior, especially training that produces moral or mental improvement. — Dictionary.com I always try to keep my Blogs short and sweet. Right to the point, so that people will read them without all the fluff! In our Diligence Blog on 30 January 2010 we … Read more
“The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.” – Buddha Obviously, I am not a Buddhist, but this spiritual guru had an enormous amount of wisdom. That word “health” could … Read more
“What we hope ever to do with ease we may learn first to do with diligence.” – Samuel Johnson Yesterday we spoke about the decision making process and taking action. This process can completely free you of the obsession to drink or drug however, diligence and persistence with your daily disciplines is mandatory. In the beginning … Read more
“Once the ‘what’ is decided, the ‘how’ always follows. We must not make the ‘how’ an excuse for not facing and accepting the ‘what.’” – Pearl S. Buck Many years ago, I would hear folks share in a meeting that they “took their will back” usually this was in response to a recent relapse. They were … Read more
“Look at a day when you are supremely satisfied at the end. It’s not a day when you lounge around doing nothing; it’s when you’ve had everything to do, and you’ve done it.” — Margaret Thatcher Over the years it has become a habit to reflect on my day. Some days I sit and think … Read more
“Start by doing what’s necessary, then do what’s possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible.” – Francis of Assisi One of the the first things I learned while I was living in Panama Central America is that people there repair stuff and do not throw it away. If your blender breaks you take it … Read more