Most people give up just when they’re about to achieve success. They quit on the one yard line. They give up at the last minute of the game one foot from a winning touchdown. — Ross Perot I have heard it said many times in the rooms, “don’t quit before the miracle happens”. I took … Read more
“As soon as you start to feel differently about what you already have, you will start to attract more of the good things, more of the things you can be grateful for.” — Joe Vitale Gratitude is key to happiness and joy. Having an attitude of gratitude helps to keep us focused on the main … Read more
You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete. — Richard Buckminster Fuller I do a quick exercise in my lectures I ask someone to put their hand up against mine. I put a little pressure on their hand with mine and … Read more
“If one scheme of happiness fails, human nature turns to another; if the first calculation is wrong, we make a second better.” – Jane Austen Recovery is our second attempt to do it right. What is “IT”? Simply, “life”. We have failed the route of partying for happiness and now we must learn a new … Read more
“Once the ‘what’ is decided, the ‘how’ always follows. We must not make the ‘how’ an excuse for not facing and accepting the ‘what.’” – Pearl S. Buck We are blessed to have twelve-step programs and other mutual support recovery groups. The HOW is outlined for us. Tony Robbins is quoted as saying, “Success leaves … Read more
There is, however a vast amount of fun about it all. I suppose some would be shocked at our seeming worldliness and levity. —Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th ed., pg. 16 Having fun in life is key to living a joyous life. Often the biggest roadblock in the early recovery process is the belief that alcohol or … Read more
“Trust your hunches. They’re usually based on facts filed away just below the conscious level.” – Dr. Joyce Brothers Have you ever had a conversation with someone and you mention a song but you just can not remember the name or the artist? You look up into the air for the answer and just can … Read more
Our behavior will convince them more than words. —Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th ed., pg. 83 Our example may be the only Big Book a person ever reads. Who we are and how we act may be the difference in whether a friend, acquaintance, or family member ever seeks out help. The Big Book says, ” . … Read more
There is no hope of success for the person who does not have a central purpose, or definite goal at which to aim. — Napoleon Hill Our primary purpose is to stay sober and help others to achieve sobriety. Alcoholics Anonymous preamble. For each and everyone of us our purpose lies in service to others. … Read more
“Hope is not a dream, but a way of making dreams become reality.” – Cardinal Leon Joseph Suenens Yesterday I was speaking with a fellow that is clean and sober now for two years. He has a similar story he went to prison young and started his education in prison. He like me, had no … Read more