Do No Harm Hippocrates was a physician who lived around 400 BC during the classical Greek era. He is considered by many to be the father of modern medicine. As a summation of his philosophy, he proffered what has become the Hippocratic Oath, a statement/promise governing the actions and responsibilities of doctors. A modified form […]

Four Things to Know About Drug and Alcohol Treatment There are many things you should know about drug and alcohol treatment, but today, I’m going to share four very important ones with you. Before I do, let me start by saying that there are many misconceptions about chemical dependency treatment. Let’s quickly dispel a few:

At Least A Maniac Won’t Be Making Your Decisions Through many years in our program of recovery, I have heard all kinds of neat little stories that illustrate important ideas. For example, there is the story of a man who was talking to his sponsor and he was struggling with his third step. He said

Free Your Mind “You’ve got to let it all go…fear, doubt and disbelief; free your mind.” Morpheus Every Fourth of July, we celebrate Independence Day, a day to commemorate and appreciate our freedom. All men and women seek freedom to live as we choose. It is a part of both our human and spiritual nature.

God Needs Our Help As Much As We Need His Most of the titles of the blogs that I write come to me out of nowhere. Circumstance creates a passing thought and I jot it down to write on it later. I have an idea of what I generally want to write, but I never

But for The Grace of God, There Go I I am a people watcher. I always have been. I notice people, how they look and what they are doing. But rather than render judgment about who they might be as a person based on my limited view, I choose to see them as God’s children

Atta-boy! Most alcoholics and addicts have no idea who they really are. They have spent a lifetime trying to be what they thought everyone wanted them to be. They commonly seek affirmation from others. They have no real self-identity. They live for the next atta-boy. I know I did. I was a codependent before I

Keeping Score Are you a point counter? Are you the kind of person that keeps the score on everybody and when they have met an acceptable level that you have established, only then give a little bit back? Do people have to earn your love and kindness like a monarch with his people, only dispensing

Do you Hear what I Hear? One of my undergraduate degrees is in History. It was always my favorite subject. It was the font of my understanding of all things. Early on, I was very interested in figuring out how we got where we as a people are today. He who does not learn from

A Self-fulfilling Prophecy “Man becomes what he thinks about all day long.” Ralph Waldo Emerson Today, I wish to share with you a gentle reminder of caution: be careful of your thoughts. The mind of man is one of the greatest mechanisms ever created. It is a tool that is sharpened with every generation. Each