Your “Butts” are your minds way of taking the easy way out ___ You have one life to live. How much of your life do you spend thinking about your “Butts?” .1 Butt I’m broken. Realize that you are stuck, not broken. .2 Butt my mind is so hard on me. Your mind will criticize … More The 7 “Butts” that Will Rob You of Your Well-Being
I am a better husband, father and individual because of the Good Men Project. They are more than a website or media site. The site is not just interested in content or page views. They are having a conversation and it has changed my life over the past two years. Why should you be a … More 4 Ways that The Good Men Project will Make you a Better Man (or Woman)
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Your path will change you ___ Your path. It means everything. However you choose to go, if by foot, or by car, or by bike, or by air. How you get there makes the path come alive. In recovery, your path is your teacher. Your path will bring the obstacles. The obstacles bring life to … More Recovery is Found on the Way
18 Ways that exercise makes the difference in my recovery ___ I don’t often write lists, but this post has broken my pattern. I am not a runner, I am more of a generalist. I run, I bike, I do weights and I walk. I like to mix my routines so that I don’t feel … More Recovery: Why Do I Run?
Addiction and mental health issues can eat away at you. They take far more than they will ever give. You soon find that you are becoming less and less human. You lose parts of yourself. You bleed soul all over the carpets of your life. Recovery is not about just making a choice to stop. … More Recovery: Surrender Begins by Standing Up
Recovery is an explosion of emotion. ___ Your emotions, your experience, your mind can explode in unimaginable fireworks. It does not look pretty. Recovery is raw and real, because life is just that: raw and real. Life explodes and people die Life can be injected and people get high Life will kick you and you … More Recovery is Being Raised by Wolves
Our relationships make our mental health what it is. ___ Did you know you are married to your mental health? And unfortunately, not all of us are successful in our marriage to our own mental health and well-being. As someone who lives with depression and anxiety, I know a few things about mental health. I … More Family and Your Mental Health
Life can be difficult and it can wear us down. Recovering a sense of humor may be just the change we need. ___ Aches and pains greet me in the morning. Obsessive thoughts follow me throughout the day. My bathroom scale goes up and my bank account goes down. Life is serious and it can be hard to … More The 12 Steps of Taking Ourselves a Little Less Seriously
Getting High on Recovery 