Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach down to the bottom of his soul and come up with the extra ounce of power it takes to win when the match is even.” – Muhammad Ali I don’t think I know a human being on this planet that does … Read more
“Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude.” — Zig Ziglar When we have an attitude of gratitude we can be assured we are on the right path. When our attitude shifts to me, me, me… Well then we need a bit of an attitude adjustment, and not the happy hour adjustment either! The … Read more
“Recognize that life is what you get when you’re born … living is what you do with it.” – Jim Allen It was April 13, 1988 I was hammered at a bar in Cortland NY. I was in college my sixth full-time year in college with only an Associates degree to show for it. I … Read more
“But we aren’t a glum lot”. — Big Book If you want to know who you are, simply look around at your closest friends and you will get a good picture of yourself. When we begin to recover we feel like we are giving up so much by alleviating alcohol and illicit drugs and of course … Read more
A grey sky is actually a blue sky covered up by grey clouds. A guilty person is actually an innocent soul covered up by mistaken behavior. — Marianne Williamson Blue skies smiling at me… I have no idea who sings that but it popped in my head as it often does. When people ask … Read more
I was recently asked, “if I was sending my son or daughter to rehab what would I do”? Where would I send him or her? What would I look for? To be honest I had to think a bunch about it before I could answer. I shared some of my thoughts and made some suggestions. … Read more
Success leaves clues. — Tony Robbins If you have read my blog, book, articles and or workbook you probably know that the basis of the recovery process is making sure that an individual looking to recover has every possible advantage working “for them” and not “against them”. I want to stack the deck in their favor. … Read more
“Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity.” – Gilda Radner Life can be funny, you can make plans, set goals and implement the game plan where you do the right thing, but the outcome may not … Read more
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
“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