“Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows not victory or defeat.” Theodore Roosevelt If you want to know anything about success … Read more
Please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Kevin Eldridge. Daniel and I were friends through Jr. High and High School on Long Island. I left Long Island abruptly, from Dan’s house in fact, in 1978. Although we had thought of each other over the years, we had lost touch. We were reunited, … Read more
“Well done is better than well said.” Benjamin Franklin I absolutely have had periods of time when I sounded much better than I acted. People would say to me “wow, Dan you sound so good”! But in reality that is where it ended. We have all experienced the “Ninety-day Wonders” you know them, the guys … Read more
Someday we may be as grateful for the bad things as the good things, because the bad things helped prepare us for the good things. Mark Batterson. I am reading a wonderful book by Mark Batterson, ” In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day”. Honestly, in the past I have found myself … Read more
“Our doubts are traitors, And make us lose the good we oft might win, By fearing to attempt.” William Shakespeare Living the recovered life offers us a second chance at life. In active addiction our fear ruled our lives. Fear spoke we listened. Fear was in charge and we acted based upon what it said … Read more
“I believe that people are good if you give them half a chance and that good is more powerful than evil.” Lois Wilson If you had the opportunity to watch Wynona Ryder portray Lois Wilson the co-founder of Alanon and wife of Bill Wilson the co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) you were treated to a … Read more
“There is no need to suffer when you’re ready and willing to learn what you need to learn!” Arne Klingenberg Of course when I heard the speaker in a self help meeting say to a fellow “Suffer Well” I kinda thought it was funny. Then one day someone said it to me, well it was … Read more
“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.” – Lao Tzu I have heard some real doozeys through the years when it comes to love. We are always trying to explain everything we encounter in our lives. It is a natural phenomenon to make sense of everything around us. … Read more
Recovery has become a way of life for me. It was twenty-two years ago today that my parents picked me up at Cortland State to head to rehab again. I was through, I was beaten down. I needed peace of mind and I was willing to do anything. My way simply was not working. I … Read more
I am fortunate to have the friends I have met all across the world both face to face and via internet social websites. Hope is a recovered lady with a wonderful family, she is committed to God, Family and Recovery, Life is Good! I asked her to write a Blog for us and she has, … Read more