“Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.” –Lucille Ball I live by the spiritual principle of love. I believe that the message of Christ was a healing message of love. It was not about rules, simply the principle of love. … Read more
“Always do your best. What you plant now, you will harvest later.” — Og Mandino Recovery is the game of patience. Patience with yourself yet having a sense of urgency. Learning to live one day at a time but having a vision for the future. Putting in the footwork and setting our lives on solid … Read more
Never, never, never Quit. Winston Churchill My mantra through the years has been “Never Quit”. If I am not a walking testament to perseverance you have never met one! From day one of my life. I was born with no hard palate and a bi-uvula. I have had several surgeries in my recovered years and … Read more
For me today carrying the message that recovery is life and life is good is what drives me. It is amazing to me to see folks come from the pits of addiction into a brand new way of living filled with joy and hope. It brings me back to my early days and the feeling … Read more
“I believe in hard work. It keeps the wrinkles out of the mind and spirit.” Helena Rubinstein Often when we think of the term “Work”, visions of difficulty or displeasure emerge. When it comes to joy and happiness I am not sure that work is the term to use. Sure in the beginning of the … Read more
“Always behave like a duck — keep calm and unruffled on the surface but paddle like the devil underneath.” – Jacob Braude One of the features of mentally healthy people is “flexibility under stress”; Stay calm in stressful situations if you panic you are at a huge disadvantage. Be flexible, a large oak will snap in … Read more
Very early in my recovery I learned the acronym, H.O.W. it stands for Honesty, Open-mindedness, and Willingness. Recovery is living a happy, prosperous, clean and sober life. Utilizing the tools of recovery like the Twelve Steps, Power of Positive Thinking, the Law of Attraction, Life’s One Law as well as others is the key to … Read more
My whole life I had the inner desire to “Be Somebody”. I wanted to make a difference in the world. In the 4th grade things started to really go downhill for me. Ten years of age and I had already begun the process of giving up and I did not even know it. By the … Read more
I was reading a story this morning about Joe Girard. Joe is listed in the Guiness Book of World records as “The Worlds Greatest Salesman”. Joe credits his success to a visit to a friends funeral. At the funeral he asked the Funeral Director how he decides how many Mass cards to print. The response … Read more