Of course I joke about my age and the improbability of being a grandfather at the age of forty something! Well at least for a few more weeks that is! On May first I will be fifty years old. I look back at my short life thus far, if I were to guess I am … Read more
“Life is no brief candle to me. It is a sort of splendid torch, which I have got a hold of for the moment; and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations.” George Bernard Shaw I remember looking at my son Sean when he was … 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
“A road well begun is the battle half won. The important thing is to make a beginning and get under way.” — Soren Kierkegaard No matter how long you have been contemplating recovery, attempting to get clean and sober or battling all of the above today is a new day. Today is the first day … Read more
“Happiness comes of the capacity to feel deeply, to enjoy simply, to think freely, to risk life, to be needed.” – Storm Jameson If I could sum up happiness in one sentence I would go with Storm’s definition. Happiness is not a byproduct of things, although when we are deprived we repel happiness. Happiness is … Read more
Life is meant to be enjoyed and not to be endured. Jack Jackson 1) To truly enjoy life you must change the way you think. We must become possibility thinkers. We need to look for the positive first! How do we accomplish this in such a negative world? One way is to study, read, and … Read more
“Times of general calamity and confusion have ever been productive of the greatest minds. The purest ore is produced from the hottest furnace, and the brightest thunderbolt is elicited from the darkest storm.” – Charles Caleb Colton It is always a wonderful thing to hear from our friends especially those people that helped you weather the … Read more
Here is one to pass around if you will! Early in the morning on Thursday December10, 2009 my dad got an alarming phone call. The caller claimed to be my son Sean. He actually called my dad “Pop” which is what he is widely known as by all. He is a 74 year old burly … Read more
“One starts an action simply because one must do something.” – T. S. Eliot Alcoholism and addiction are addressed usually after a series of challenges that expand over substantial periods of time. Typically, the addict takes action after a Significant Emotional Event, a SEE. Of course family and friends are the first to recognize that … Read more
What a wonderful thing to have in life is a Family to share it with. This is a family foto taken by my good friend Maureen Entera! Her Email is entera79@gmail.com if you want to get one for yourself. Visit her website here: http://www.entera-theartist.com