America: land of the free and home of the brave. Founded on Democracy, Rights, Liberty, Equality, and Opportunity- right? Yeah, the opportunity to throw your life away with a prescription bottle of death. “Let us not forget who we are. Dr …
Do you ever find yourself over there but really you’re still here? The places our minds try to take us. So much curiosity and so little time. It’s human nature to wander and wonder as we feel our way thru this sometimes dark and men …
There is so much that has been learned about addiction and alcoholism in the last 50+ years. A number of lives that have been saved and affected because of Alcoholics Anonymous and our grown understanding of alcoholic thinking is remarkable …
Mother Nature and her many forms are just so fascinating. Listening to the wind howl at the moon or the rainfall in a backyard is my kind of day. I mean, have you ever just sat and watched the ocean waves and the simplicity of their motions …
The Bubonic Plague is estimated to have taken the lives of somewhere between 75-100 million human beings during the 14th century. Yikes! Imagine having lymph nodes the size of chicken eggs all over your neck, arms, and groin while the worst …
With this short life that is given to us, we are provided with so many different options. You could walk down this bushy wooded pathway into this dark mysterious forest, but at the fork up ahead you can make the choice to take a left or to …
Getting stung by a bee. Having a car run over your big toe. Falling out of an airplane. There’s many a thing in this world that can be detrimental to us if we allow them, yet in the same breath, we can’t avoid life for these reasons. No …
“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose. You’re on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who’ll decide where to go…” -late great Dr. Seuss. …
What do you do when there’s nothing you can do but you can’t do nothing? Improper English, yes, but really think about it. That’s kind of what it feels like when deep in the throws of addiction and/or alcoholism. It’s a confusing li …
Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines the term “reprieve” as: a temporary suspension from execution or other pain and trouble. This couldn’t be a more fitting description of what taking the time to do a daily reprieve does for alcoholics …
