Camping can teach you and me some important things about recovery. ___ When I get home from most camping trips I am in need of recovery. Not because I drink a lot, but because I have not eaten properly or slept well, because I have more blisters than I need and because I have a … More 10 Ways that Recovery is Like Camping
6 Ways to Bring Your Body With You in Your Recovery ___ Recovery begins when you reach a point of decision. For some of us, it is when we are at the end of ourselves when our health demands it, or when we realize we are heading down a path of certain destruction. Recovery begins when … More How to Recover Your Mind and Your Body
Learning to use your imagination for your recovery may be the key to change. ___ What is it? You know, that thing that you want to be rid of? For some of us, it may be a relationship. For others, it may be an addiction or a really strong habit. And for others, it may be … More Recovery: Discover What Pulls You Forward
Your attitude will change your well-being ___ What has you trapped? You probably are not trapped in a prison with bars and locks, but you are in a prison. It may be your body, your health, your debt, or more correctly it may be your mind. You probably are not trapped in a prison with bars … More Sean Stephenson asks: “How Are You In a Prison?”
How do you express your depression? ___ Depression can look differently with different people. Each individual will express their depression based on their gender, personality, culture and individual factors. There is not a male or female form of depression, but each gender will have some unique characteristics. It is important with any list to realize that … More Seven Surprising Ways that Men Show Our Depression
You can own a lot of things, but you can’t buy more time. ___ Time is precious, too precious to waste by being in a hurry. You can accomplish a lot more if you slow down. Time is precious, too precious to waste by being in a hurry. You can accomplish a lot more if … More You Have Today
What you expect could impact your health and well-being. ___ The only thing that is predictable about life is that it is unpredictable. Remy (Ratatouille) Funny thing about humans is that we thrive on routine even though life can be unpredictable. No, this post is inspired by a fortune cookie saying. It’s just how things … More Do You Know How High Expectations Will Hurt Your Well-being?
Falling down is just the one step towards getting back up. ___ Over 1 Million words. That is how many words you and I have access to in the English language. You and I probably use about 1% of them, which is about 10,000 words. Every day, our language grows as more words are … More Lessons We Can Only Learn by Falling Down
Yardwork offers you and me 6 lessons about recovery ___ So I am not much of a yard guy. Growing up, every time my father tried to teach me about yard maintenance, I wanted nothing to do with it. He was able to drag me along, but I did the Houdini thing. I went … More Zen, Recovery and the Art of Yard Maintenance
I want to know, “What is courage today?” ___ The other day, I heard someone say that in 1945, 18-year-olds were fighting in a war. In 2015, 18-year-olds cry if they don’t have enough likes on Facebook. This made me think: is courage really changing? We applaud children for having courage to try new foods, … More Mental Health and The Changing Face of Courage
Getting High on Recovery 