“The fact that I can plant a seed and it becomes a flower, share a bit of knowledge and it becomes another’s, smile at someone and receive a smile in return, are to me continual spiritual exercises.” – Leo Buscaglia Over time I have learned to redefine the term spirituality. My first impression was that … Read more
“The more credit you give away, the more will come back to you. The more you help others, the more they will want to help you.” – Brian Tracy Pushing others up, offering people a pat on the back for a job well done can be the difference for them in their recovery. The founders … Read more
“I think the purpose of life is to be useful, to be responsible, to be honorable, to be compassionate. It is, after all, to matter: to count, to stand for something, to have made some difference that you lived at all.” – Leo Rosten Today is 23 years without a drink or drug! My recovery … Read more
“The one piece of advice I can give you is, do what turns you on. Do something that if you had all the money in the world, you’d still be doing it. You’ve got to have a reason to jump out of bed in the morning.” — Warren Buffett Our world has changed significantly over … Read more
You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream. — C.S. Lewis My friend and mentor Jack Jackson is 81 years old, sober 50 years and continues to set goals. He believes that as long as he is here on earth he will enjoy life. He believes that when … Read more
“Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.” — Vincent van Gogh One day at a time, step by step, and easy does it, but DO IT! There are periods of time that I look back at and realize how I allowed frustration to set in. I wanted it all and … Read more
“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.” — Oscar Wilde Living life to the fullest is so important especially for folks recovering from addiction. We do not get sober to merely exist, our second chance in life comes with a price. The price is to simply take … Read more
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
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