“When the perfect order prevails, the world is like a home shared by all. Leaders are capable and virtuous. Everyone loves and respects their own parents and children as well as the parents and children of others. The old are cared for, adults have jobs, children are nourished and educated. There is a means of … Read more
Through a chain of events… that at the time were not very pleasant… my husband and I found ourselves sitting in a young attorney’s office. I mean who in their right mind calls an attorney unless you are facing legal problems? I thought I had “randomly” picked Joe’s name out of hundreds of attorneys in … Read more
“Time is limited, so I better wake up every morning fresh and know that I have just one chance to live this particular day right, and to string my days together into a life of action, and purpose.” Lance Armstrong This is your time, this is your day, take advantage. Spend time today to reflect … Read more
I was chasing my dreams with every drink that went down… But I never got past the edge of my bed… Till I finally gave up the fight, sweet surrender gave me back my Life! –Sonia Lee Yesterday I received a wonderful gift from Sonia Lee. Sonia is a recovered folk musician/artist in Nashville Tennessee. … Read more
“Hope is a light diet, but very stimulating.” – Honoré de Balzac Faith, hope, and love. The three emotional needs we all have. Without these needs being met, dysfunction abounds. For those of us that choose alcohol or other mind altering drugs to fill this gap, real life recovery is the answer. Positive meaningful recovery … 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
Merry Christmas everyone! Joy to the world… I have spent Christmas in 3 different Countries over the past 4 years. All 3 are extremely different! But one thing stays constant, that is JOY. It is a time of celebration. In my early years of recovery I would dread the holidays. Today I love the holidays … Read more
I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol This is the time of year that we traditionally take some time to reflect. Whether you celebrate, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa or you have another way of celebrating the holiday season it is a time to … Read more
Humility does not mean thinking less of yourself than of other people, nor does it mean having a low opinion of your own gifts. It means freedom from thinking about yourself at all. ~William Temple If you read this blog you know that humility is one of our Joy principles. How does one actually acquire … 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