“I was taught that the way of progress is neither swift nor easy.” Marie Curie Last night after our Freedom Recovery Meeting I was helping Pastor Claudio clean up a bit, when Pastor got a call from his wife. One of the church members had passed away at hospice and the wife needed some travel … 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
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
“Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.” Paul the Apostle 2 Corinthians 9:6 My friend Tucker Hall the co-founder of Volcom, Inc. has a life principle he lives by, “You get what you give”! Often we get caught up listening to the radio station playing … Read more
Abandon yourself to God as you understand God. Admit your faults to Him and to your fellows. Clear away the wreckage of your past. Give freely of what you find and join us. We shall be with you in the Fellowship of the Spirit, and you will surely meet some of us as you trudge … Read more
“A smooth sea never made a skilled mariner.” – English proverb When going through the storm in the past my focus was always the other side of the torment. I remember thinking if I can just get through this I will be okay! I often missed the growth lesson because I was too busy trying … Read more
When peace, like a river, attendeth my way, When sorrows like sea billows roll; Whatever my lot, Thou has taught me to say, It is well, it is well, with my soul. Horatio Spafford. In 1873 Horatio Spafford wrote the lyrics for the song “It is Well”. His family was heading to England on the … 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
Fortunately I am not and never will be. I think at times I have played the role of God in my life and the lives of others. Of course the results were less then favorable. I was awakened at 5am this morning with this thought. I have said it before often I am my own … Read more
“Optimism is the one quality more associated with success and happiness than any other ” – Brian Tracy An optimistic view of our future is in order. Life gets better and better and better every day in every way. The life of recovery is more than simply just not drinking and drugging. The life of … Read more