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Sometimes life throws us a curve ball and the world as we've known it gets turned upside down and inside out. Times when we've been let down, betrayed, or abandoned as if we didn't matter. When this happens we are left to either find a way to pick up the pieces and move on bit by bit, or hold onto what happened like a broken trophy of the past that defines and diminishes our life.

My dear councelor was a fierc… Continue

~To wish you were someone else is to waste the person you are.” -- Unknown

Are you happy with yourself? You can change into what you desire to be. Most of us had very little choice in much of what happened to us as a child. As we grow up we do. The simple fact is we are right now, just where we chose to be.

There is only one you. No one else laughs like you. Talks, walks, or… Continue

Lack of belief in oneself is a killer. It doesn’t help you at all. You need no one else but yourself to turn things around. Here are few-encouraging words that help put a little faith into yourself:

-Think of your dream and imagine yourself reaching that. Always thinking that you’re capable of succeeding can help the thought sink into your subconscious. Remember, failure begins with di… Continue

Online Recovery Support Radio: Episode 9 hosted by a dear friend. I decided to add a little about my own reflections on meditation. When I first learned about meditation, I thought it was silly. I did not think I could get much out of it. Not only that, but I knew I could not sit still for any period of time because I found my mind just wonders. Mike had told me to find a special quiet place, and to go there… Continue

When I was growing up, the term "addict" was almost equivalent to the term "fiend" as in "dope-fiend." There was a sense of demons and craziness about it, and no one wanted to be called an addict. I have learned a lot about addiction and the addictive process since then from my dad who was an alcoholic. One of the things I learned is that addictions are extraordinarily common, one might even… Continue