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Every last one of us have gifts and talents that God has bestowed upon us. We all have great abilities and equally limiting disabilities. These vary from person to person. The key is to know the difference between the two. Today, I have chosen to talk to you about the disability of intelligence. First, most

It is crazy to think that it is now been over six years since I have had to pack for treatment at Rocky Mountain Treatment Center. How time flies and how beautiful life can be! On the Rocky Mountain Treatment Center website, you will find a list of the things to pack for treatment. I

Which came first, the chicken or the egg? This proverbial question of the ages is an example of trying to figure how things come into being. How do things come into existence from seeming nothingness? Having found no better explanation from any other source, I have come to believe that this happens as a result

I have often been asked the question: would you rather be right or would you rather be happy? I used to think that these were mutually exclusive terms, but they are not. There are times when being right is the enemy of being happy. Mr. Spock once said that logic is but the beginning of

What to Expect During Family Week “No man is an island.” John Donne These five simple words say at all. Every last one of us needs others in our lives. We human beings are social creatures and are interdependent upon one another. Our lives would be quite bleak absent our family and friends. Nothing is

Michael: Heartbreak and Hope I had the good fortune to visit with a recent graduate of Rocky Mountain Treatment Center. His story is inspirational and I would like to share it with you. Michael has lived his life as an addict. 15 years ago, he was attending AA because he was court ordered to do

Never Say Never I don’t know about you, but I tend to be somewhat of an absolutist about things. I’m pretty confident about the way things should be and should not be. I am kind of an all-or-nothing guy. Either I’m 100% in or I’m 100% out. That mentality, however, doesn’t work well in most

Addiction is Progressive I’ve heard a number of people question whether or not alcoholism and addiction are actually diseases. To put the matter to rest, let us define a disease. In the simplest definition possible, a disease is a condition that is harmful, progressive and if left untreated, fatal. Using this definition, alcoholism and addiction