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The God Stuff In my recovery program, I have heard a few people say that maybe we should go a little more lightly on the God stuff in our discussions. The legitimate fear is that people, especially newcomers, might be offended by such talk, may consider the program a “religious” organization and may just walk […]

Our Best Thinking Got Us Here Isn’t it interesting how every thought is a brilliant idea the moment we have it, only to be reclassified (often) later on? Let’s face it: everything is a brilliant idea at first. If it wasn’t, we wouldn’t have thought it up! However, the more we think about it, sometimes

Not This Day For today, I have no worries. I didn’t say I didn’t have problems. I just said I don’t worry about them, not this day. For today, I have no fear. I didn’t say I didn’t have anything of which to be afraid. I just said I don’t fear things, not this day.

Sense of Humor If you have been reading my blog, you have probably surmised that I use humor in my communication style. Or try to! I find that when I am talking about difficult subjects; addiction, depression and the challenges of daily living, just to name a few, it helps to keep a wrinkle in

Eyes on the Prize This is quite an amazing world in which we all live. It is full of so much wonder and beauty. But is also a very busy place, full of very distracting things and experiences. I am here today to remind us all to put aside the din and the noise, to

How Art and Music Can Aid In Addiction Recovery Photo credit by Pexels Addiction recovery is stressful especially as you learn to safely manage your emotions. Your therapy and support choices aid you on your journey but you may feel like you need more help. Adding art and/or music therapy to your recovery program can

Minority Report “I am but one small voice.” Anonymous I have been told that there are approximately 7.5 billion people on the planet. If that is correct and my math is correct, I represent .000000000133% of the total human population on Earth. My number may be small, but my message is not. My impact is

Am I Really an Alcoholic? I guarantee you that there are many people out there today that are asking themselves this very question. You may be one of them. It is probably the most important question an alcoholic will ever ask themselves. How do we really know? I have had to answer this question myself.

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

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