“You only have what you give. It’s by spending yourself that you become rich.” Isabel Allende I am grateful today for being a helper. In the audio The Strangest Secret by Earl Nightingale, explains that we are all paid in direct proportion to how we serve others. We earn money by serving others. But more … Read more
“What saves a man is to take a step. Then another step.” Antoine de Saint-Exupery Action is the key word. A decision is simply a wish until we take action. We must decide on a direction, commit to that direction if it is in congruence with our values, and then take action! Recovery is about … Read more
“The miracle is this – the more we share, the more we have.” – Leonard Nimoy As we progress through Recovery Month I am reminded more and more that I can only keep it if I give it away. During our campaign to develop an effective scholarship program we face an uphill battle. We are … Read more
I have failed numerous times in my life. When I do, I always go back to the one issue that has saved me. I stopped drinking and drugging. In the past I have reflected on failure and said to myself; “self, look at you what you have done now, what kind of example are you?” … Read more
What is an Alcoholic? Am I an Alcoholic – Addict? The question of whether I am an “Addict” seems to be a simple question that anyone with any degree of self-awareness should be able to answer alone. Alcohol typically is the one drug that most folks that are asking these questions do not want to … Read more
When it comes to your recovery what is it that you focus on? Simply not drinking and drugging or is there more? Most people that are in recovery entered the process due to the pain that using drugs or alcohol attracted to their lives. But once the cork is put back into the jug what … Read more