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Money Money Money Money Money…Money My first sponsor, who also happened to be a Certified Public Accountant, told me numerous times throughout our years together that money doesn’t fix money problems. As you can well imagine, I had no idea what he was talking about at that time in my life. I had real money […]

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.

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

We Are Not Going To Worry About That Today Today, I wish to talk to you about the importance of being deliberate in our behavior. Deliberateness is the tool for relinquishing worry. I have found that trying to explain to a worrier they are worrying is like trying to describe water to a fish. They

Tony…From Alcohol and Anger to Recovery and Serenity It is always a genuine pleasure to interview a graduate from Rocky Mountain Treatment Center. I love to hear stories where lives were terrible, and then turned into love stories of living. Tony told me such a story. Tony is your garden-variety alcoholic. His story is like

The Procrastination List I believe that everyone maintains a procrastination list. You know, a list of the things that we put off for later because they are difficult and uncomfortable. These are the things that we feel we don’t have the grace to deal with today. This is the wreckage of the past undealt with.

The Ripple Effect There is a latent science guy in me. I have no formal education or training in any of the sciences, but am interested in a few, especially astronomy and quantum physics. It is the realm of anything is possible and a great mental playground for little kids like me. I love when