November 30, 2012

A Lasting Impact from Substance Recovery

“Pay it forward!”  This is a very familiar phrase so often used in casual conversation.  I just wonder how many people actually truly “pay it forward”?  […]
November 22, 2012

Attitude of Gratitude

There are so many things to be grateful for in our lives:  our spouses, families, friends, pets, homes, neighbors, jobs, and communities.  Most of us are able […]
November 18, 2012

Rules to Live By

I saw these rules in a Tauck travel calendar about living life and felt these were appropriate for all walks of life.  With substance use we […]
November 16, 2012

STOP the Voices PLEASE!

There are those nights when it seems impossible to sleep.  The voices in your head just keep talking and there is no apparent reason for that […]
November 9, 2012

Feng Shui and Addictions

According to Feng Shui, your position in the universe affects your destiny.  It works on evaluating and correcting imbalances that subtly affect our natural rhythms and […]
November 3, 2012

Never say “Oops”

This saying is one of the best I have ever heard:  “Never say ‘Oops’.  Always say ‘Ah, interesting.'”  Isn’t that just the greatest statement?  So often […]
October 27, 2012

Addicts and the Fruit Fly

On the back cover of Gabe Berman’s book, “Live Like a Fruit Fly”, it states:  “Fruit flies are born, begin attending to their fruit-fly agendas, then […]