“Believe it can be done. When you believe something can be done, really believe, your mind will find the ways to do it. Believing a solution paves the way to solution.” – Dr. David Schwartz I was in a topic meeting yesterday and the fellow that chose the topic wanted to highlight the idea that … Read more
Everything you want to know about life and more! If you have ever met my father you will know that he has no “political correctness” filter. He offers his opinion whether it has been sought after or not. In fact, I have heard him offer his opinion to people he does not know. For instance … Read more
We become what we think about. Earl Nightingale. In 1998 I made the decision to adopt a new focus in life. I began to focus on self-improvement rather than self-help. I stopped reading disempowering dysfunction focused material and began to read and implement strengths based empowering focused material. No more “what is wrong with me?” … Read more
“The capacity for hope is the most significant fact of life. It provides human beings with a sense of destination and the energy to get started.” – Norman Cousins For the past four days I have been blessed with having my 16 year old son Liam here in Florida touring college campuses. I am a bit … Read more
Is there a key to getting and staying sober? You bet there is! The key is belief, believing that: A) You can do it. The bottom line is this if other people in similar, the same or worse condition have done it in the past then you can too! B) That there is help to … Read more
One thing I’ve learned in life is that if you expect the worst, you won’t be disappointed. But if you expect to see God’s goodness, you won’t be disappointed, either. Joel Osteen. Henry Ford was big on the idea of thinking positive. He said, “whether you think you can or you think you can’t your … Read more
“Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful” – Joshua Marine If you are facing challenges and you are looking for someone with experience overcoming challenges you have come to the right place! Over the years I have had my fill, more than I care to remember to be honest. … Read more
“How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.” – Annie Dillard September is National Recovery Month and my friend Jack is celebrating his Fiftieth Anniversary in Recovery this month. As amazing as that sounds it is much more than we think! Fifty years ago was 1960, many folks reading this were … Read more
“Just don’t give up on trying to do what you really want to do. Where there is love and inspiration, I don’t think you can go wrong.” – Ella Fitzgerald When we want something and we think about it with emotion we get it. Many of us focus on what we don’t want like our bills … Read more
“They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.” – Andy Warhol Time changes our perspective on things. Often our perspective is clouded by emotion therefore we see things differently. The longer we remain in recovery the better our perspective gets in the shorter term. As we learn to put the … Read more