“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
“It is a mistake to try to look too far ahead. The chain of destiny can only be grasped one link at a time.” – Winston Churchill One of my favorite leaders is General George Patton, he certainly had his flaws but the one thing that sticks out in my mind was his passion for fulfilling … Read more
“Above all, don’t fear difficult moments. The best comes from them.” — Rita Levi-Montalcini Pain is often the starting point of change! For many of us if we did not feel pain we would not change. We would have no reason to consider change unless of course we are one of the rare birds that … Read more
“It has been my experience that,far from choosing goals too great for our inherent capacities to reach, we tend to underestimate ourselves and set them much too low!” Earl Nightingale Are you driven by instinct or by principles that work? In the Ninth Step Promises it says we are going to know a new freedom… … Read more
“Perseverance is a great element of success. If you only knock long enough and loud enough at the gate, you are sure to wake up somebody.” – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow When it comes to the recovered life perseverance in all we do is essential to be successful. Often we think of success in terms of vocational … Read more
“I have an irrepressible desire to live till I can be assured that the world is a little better for my having lived in it.” – Abraham Lincoln All my life I wanted to do something special. I have always had this burning desire to be a helper. I gain pleasure from helping folks in the … Read more
“People usually fail when they are on the verge of success. So give as much care to the end as to the beginning.” – Lao-Tzu Napoleon Hill the student of Andrew Carnegie and author of the timeless classic, “Think and Grow Rich” astutely said that “one of the most common causes of failure is the habit … Read more
“I used to say, ‘I sure hope things will change.’ Then I learned that the only way things are going to change for me is when I change.” – Jim Rohn Back in the 80’s there was a saying that went around, “shite happens” I remember seeing bumper stickers with the expression. Sadly, I kinda … Read more
We are all worthy of great reward in life. No matter how we have failed and no matter how many times we have failed we are always worthy. Surely, a case can be made against the psychopath or the apathetic folks of our society. But most of us do not fit into that category. Many … Read more
This is the last post in a mini-series on kids and drug use. First and foremost I want you to know that I am more of a proactive person than I am a fear tactic dude. When it comes to parenting the first thing we need to remember is kids don’t come with instruction books … Read more