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Create a culture of recovery

I think it’s hard to argue that we in some trouble.  Hundreds of people each month are succumbing to drug and alcohol addiction.  Needless deaths.  I write this column in hopes that someone reads it and guides either himself or… Continue Reading →

What is "The Addict?"

I believe that it is now becoming common knowledge that Addiction is a treatable disease that follows a predictable progression.  That progression, if untreated, will be terminal.  Though there may be some pockets of people who disagree with the disease… Continue Reading →

LIfe is a stage

Most every school kid has learned about the difference between potential and kinetic energy.  What the school may not know is that a bunch of things have to come together in order for potential energy to become kinetic energy. For… Continue Reading →

It IS a Wonderful World

I hear people talking about how crappy the world is and how it’s all going to blow up soon.  But then I’ll attend a birthday party or some other function, and I’ll witness tremendous joy and happiness.  Even if only… Continue Reading →

How should we measure success in life? 2CEUs

It’s all too easy to see the ugliness associated with drug and alcohol addiction:  There are few diseases that have as frustrating an impact as addiction does; not only on the person living under the oppression of his or her… Continue Reading →

Readiness don't just happen — 2 CEUS

Saying that someone who abuses drugs and/or alcohol has to be ready to quit is a lot like saying that a rose has to be ready to grow.  And while that statement might appear true on the surface, I don’t… Continue Reading →

Deciding isn't doing — 2CEUs

In classes I teach, one of my favorite ways to start is to tell the class about a frog sitting on a lily pad that decided to jump to another lily pad one day.  They look at me, usually, like… Continue Reading →

Is it too late for me? 2CEUs

I don’t think it’s ever too late to try to get clean and live a sober life.  But, I do acknowledge that the longer an addiction progresses, the harder it can be get clean.  Plus, once someone does get clean,… Continue Reading →

LIfe shouldn't be about waiting for death — 2CEUs

I saw a homeless man, hunched over, in what appeared to be his attempt to ward off the cold wind.  I called out to him, but he either didn’t hear me or wasn’t aware of my existence.  I came within… Continue Reading →

Petey the dog ain't just another loudmouth — 2CEUs

Every time I run through a particular alley, there’s this little dog that attacks me from a hole in his fence.  His head pops through and his vicious round head snaps at me.  There’s really no way he can reach… Continue Reading →

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