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
You may have control issues, I know that I certainly don’t. ___ Okay, just a bit. I love to hold the bag of chips so that I get more than the rest of the family. Am I selfish? I don’t think so, I just like to be the Holder of the Bag. It’s fun to … More Do You Have Control Issues?
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
If you want to recover, if you want to live a better life, you need a little faith. ___ Faith. The word is heavy. It carries baggage. Yours, mine and ours. Just say the word in a group and you can feel people becoming uneasy. In our society, faith is a four letter word. Faith is … More Recovery: Do You Really Need Faith to Recover?
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?
Good men need a song. Not a song of anger, or fire, but a song that calls them by name. ___ Someone… You have scars? Join the Good Men. We are those whose beauty is not marred By scars. That is you. That is me. You have scars? Join the Good Men. We are … More U2: “Song for Someone” is Written for The Good Men Out There
What are the most powerful words in the English language? ___ I made the mistake of asking this question to my 15-year-old. He’s in grade 10, so I should have expected some foul language. Yup, that’s where he went. I won’t repeat what he said. I asked my wife and daughter, all I got was … More Recovery: The Most Powerful Words You Will Ever Hear
Each ending contains a gift, but you have to accept it before it can change you. ___ I don’t know about you, but I am a glorious contradiction. I hate change, but at the same time, I love it. love Fridays. Friday’s are fun days and they signify that the weekend is here. They are also … More Recovery: Embrace your Endings
Getting High on Recovery 