Alcohol and the Holidays
Alcohol and the Holiday Triggers THE MOTHER OF THEM ALL Alcohol is not in my VODKAbulary. However, I looked it up on WHISKEYpedia and learned that if one drinks too Read More …
Category: Self-Help
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 here Read More …
RITUALS OF RECOVERY: WHY DIFFERENT RITUALS ARE VITAL TO RECOVERY
“This is what rituals are for. We do spiritual ceremonies as human beings in order to create a safe resting place for our most complicated feelings of joy or trauma, Read More …
HOLIDAY GIVING
“If you want to feel the truest spirit of Christmas, go out and find someone sadder than you, lonelier than you, poorer than you … The best Christmases always require Read More …
ARE YOU EXISTING OR ARE YOU LIVING YOUR LIFE?
“Life is never boring, but some people choose to be bored.” Dr. Wayne Dyer There are plenty of days when I feel like I’m just existing. So much so, that Read More …
CHANGE OR DIE
“If you’re not changing, evolving with the times, here’s a pretty good chance that you’re stagnant, dying, already dead or just a rock in someone’s shoe.” Ray Palla A man Read More …
STEP NINE – MAKING AMENDS
Guest Speaker from the UK: Joe P. “Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.” In November 2016, I Read More …
TIPS FOR HEALTHY LIVING WHILE SELF-ISOLATING
Just a couple of weeks ago, I asked friends on Facebook what type of things they did to keep away from snacks, especially at night since this was my greatest Read More …
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 …
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 …