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I just came back from the grocery store; it's my turn to prepare tomorrow's family dinner. While I was walking home, there were ten pigeons cooing on top of a light pole and multitudes of people buzzing around in there own little bubbles of transportation both on the ground and in the air. While strolling along, I was reading an article about the addictive system when I came to the following paragraph, "Generally speaking, there is a lack of true intimacy in the life of an add... Read More
STEP 1/Twelve Steps Each year I like to run through the 12 steps as written in the book Alcoholics Anonymous. These steps were an adaptation of many works before them, and are a universal truth for all people who want to enjoy good mental Hygiene and an abundant life. They have been adopted by some 150 self-help groups, and in the words of my favourite forensic psychologist, are the best basis for mental health around IF worked and lived. I am not a step guru, and like to keep things as si... Read More
REFLECTIONS-2008 As this year draws to a conclusion, I want to reflect back and also express the gratitude I feel. The year started with a thought, an idea. I wanted to take some of the “consulting” things and recovery things I have been doing since the early ‘90’s, and turn them into a professional personal coaching business. In 2008 I read a great book called “Half Time” and it helped me clarify process and define purpose and mission. My purpose is to help others and my missi... Read More
SLIP SLIDING AWAY There was a great old song by the name Slip Sliding Away. I really don’t know why this ran through my head, maybe because of some of the day’s issues. I am in a 12 Step program, have working relationships with a couple of rehab centers, am a partner in coaching with a recovered alcoholic/ addict, prolific young writer who works at a treatment facility and I work with “others” on a daily basis-both in person and on line. Over 95% of people who start on an addictio... Read More
Accepting Change Change is a word we hear oh so often. Whether we like it or not, things are going to change; we can influence how they change, and whether the change has positive direction for our life. There is much that directly affects our own well being that is within our control. When the journey to a new life began for me, my life required change in dramatic fashion. It was going the wrong way at an accelerated pace. To say I was “sick and tired of... Read More
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