Addiction is inventing chaos when we are insecure, uncertain or afraid. It is a defense mechanism that helps us avoid. We invent chaos when we over eat, over buy, over pack, over stock our homes, get over busy, over debt ourselves, over do things, or over think. Recovering health is not easy, but it is … More Addiction: A simple path
I love my kids, but sometimes I can’t stand them. Some people are unable to have children and here I am whining about my frustrations about my kids? Yes, I am. Sometimes love means that we get really frustrated with each other, but that doesn’t mean we are quitting. I love being a dad and … More I Love my Kids, but Sometimes I Can’t Stand Them
Schools are failing our children. They don’t teach typing anymore. They also don’t teach spelling or real math… I learned to type on a typewriter. Yes, I know that means I am old. The typewriter, for you young’uns, is a machine about as big as a microwave. You hit the keys and the words slowly appear … More The four keys that can change your story
http://www.postcrossing.com I like to run with mosquitoes. Don’t misunderstand me. I hate mosquitoes. In Canada we have a lot of mosquitoes, but if you want to be outside, you have to deal with them. If you haven’t met a mosquito, they are tiny little flying vampires that suck your blood and sound like a buzzing … More Do you like running with mosquitoes?
If you are lost in a relationship, will you find yourself at the Lost and Found? Maybe the Lost and Found could be staffed by Psychologists or Pastors. This way if you lose yourself and you need to talk, you know where to go. Unless you lose your memory. What you will find at the Lost and … More Getting Lost and Finding Yourself
Sometimes I run backwards. And even sideways. If we only run forwards, the muscles in the front part of our body become well defined, but the backside of our legs, our tooshy and our upper back become under worked. Running backwards gives you an interesting perspective. You see life in reverse. It can help … More Are you running backwards?
What do you want to be when you grow up? Yesterday I was asked by my daughter whether I dreamed about becoming a Psychologist when I was her age? I told her that when I was her age, I dreamed of becoming an inventor, creating new things out of throwaway boxes and junk. So far, … More My life as a Chooseologist
Running Water Water runs, why can’t I? Running water can’t be caught. Only cupped, Held for a moment. Bottled, it expires. But free it runs. You and I, we are made of water. So we are told. Like water, we must run. Stored for later, we expire. Water spilled out spreads out. Water poured out, … More Running Water
Humor is like Social Prozac They didn’t get the joke. Instead of laughter, all that I got was a gasp followed by silence. JJ Abrams would like this: for a moment, time travel with me back to January, 2007. (It’s cold, remember we are in Canada). Our business unit gathered for a team meeting of Addiction staff (for … More A Serious Guide to Humor at Work
This is my little story about stains I like wearing stained shirts when I am having a little “me time.” Stains remind me about yesterday… and in some cases they remind me about the past several days. In a way, stains are like wearable souvenirs. Stains are also useful: They act like a memory device and they help … More My Stained Glass Shirt
Getting High on Recovery 