“My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure.” – Abraham Lincoln Failure isn’t fatal it is the seed to success. Of course you have heard about Thomas Edison’s failure record when it came to developing the light bulb. He was asked how he could fail so … Read more
“When you have a great and difficult task, something perhaps almost impossible, if you only work a little at a time, every day a little, suddenly the work will finish itself.” – Isak Dinesen It is so easy to get overwhelmed in early recovery. We attempt to bite off more than we can chew. However, having … Read more
“There is no medicine like hope, no incentive so great, and no tonic so powerful as expectation of something tomorrow.” – Orison Swett Marden Through the years I have found that the more Hope and Love a person had as a child the greater the chance they would have at recovery. Now of course that is … Read more
Obviously this is a recovery blog so what does Tiger Woods challenges have to do with us? Directly absolutely nothing, of course we could easily make a case that his rehab stint fits in to our genre of recovery. But that is not where I am heading with this. Each and every one of us … Read more
Discipline; Training expected to produce a specific character or pattern of behavior, especially training that produces moral or mental improvement. — Dictionary.com I always try to keep my Blogs short and sweet. Right to the point, so that people will read them without all the fluff! In our Diligence Blog on 30 January 2010 we … Read more
“The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.” – Buddha Obviously, I am not a Buddhist, but this spiritual guru had an enormous amount of wisdom. That word “health” could … Read more
“A road well begun is the battle half won. The important thing is to make a beginning and get under way.” — Soren Kierkegaard No matter how long you have been contemplating recovery, attempting to get clean and sober or battling all of the above today is a new day. Today is the first day … Read more
Although the symptoms of abuse vary somewhat according to the specific substance and frequency of being abused, there are often behaviors that can be noticed by those close to the individual such as family and friends. One of the keys to successful treatment is early detection, the sooner the better. That being said, here is … 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