THE GIFT OF SAYING NO
“Trusting your gut is always the best thing – no matter what people around you insist you should be doing or saying or thinking. Only you know and once you Read More …
Category: Self-Help
Tragedy, Recovery, and a Breadfruit Tree
Written by Debbie H.., Tallahassee, Fl. My childhood began in paradise. My home in Hawaii, where I was raised in the sixties, seems now to be a perfect setting for Read More …
HOW MUCH BOOZE IS TOO MUCH?
GUEST SPEAKER: Lisa Boucher, Author of the Multi-Award Winning book, Raising the Bottom: Making Mindful Choices in a Drinking Culture https://www.amazon.com/author/lisaboucher When it comes to booze, how much is too Read More …
What’s Your Worry Score?
Freedom from worry brings you a host of benefits. According to Dr. Amit (UH Mit) Sood, Mayo Clinic Guide to Stress-Free Living, because people who worry less have better physical Read More …
Self-Centered Pride
“Guilt aims at self-destruction and pride aims at the destruction of others.” Grapevine June, 1961. Pride, as related in the 12 Steps and Twelve Traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous, leads the Read More …
Finding Your Sense of Purpose
Guest Blogger, Patti Clark; www.thiswayupbook.com “When we align our thoughts, emotions, and actions with the highest part of ourselves, we are filled with enthusiasm, purpose and meaning. Life is rich and Read More …
How Undisciplined Are You and Four Steps You Can Take to Improve
“Happiness is dependent on self-discipline. We are the biggest obstacles to our own happiness. It is much easier to do battle with society and with others than to fight our Read More …
Don’t Entertain Those Addictive Thoughts
Written by Ms. Dee, Guest Blogger You know those thoughts that fly at you trying to convince you to drink or telling you you’re a boring Read More …
How Does Your Garden Grow?
Our England is a garden, and such gardens are not made By singing:—”Oh, how beautiful!” and sitting in the shade… ~Rudyard Kipling, “The Glory of the Garden” Springtime is almost Read More …
It’s Hell in the Hallway
“I don’t think I can keep looking at this stuff, Buster,” she informed him, handing the camera to her brother. “It makes me want to drink either more alcohol or Read More …