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I think it’s a true statement that a person with a deep and big heart will experience suffering. I also think that those who do feel deeply can sometimes believe that there’s something wrong. I’ve seen several people in early… Continue Reading →
I was sitting with a group of people one day when the topic cocaine addiction infiltrated our discussion. Amidst the clinging glasses and harried waitresses running around, my blood began to heat. I listened as those around me discussed a… Continue Reading →
Whenever I learn a new piece of music, I don’t try to learn the whole thing at once. Music is often so complex that it can overwhelm me if I try to take it on all at the same time…. Continue Reading →
I don’t know why some people end up lost within an addiction while others don’t. Nor can I say with any certainty that a given treatment plan will work. In situations of great complexity, of which addiction is one, there… Continue Reading →
Does sobriety have value? The question seems silly and its response seems obvious: OF COURSE! But, if you really look what sobriety means for some people, the answer becomes a bit harder to give. There are those whose lives burdened… Continue Reading →
Over the years, I’ve weathered a great deal of intense emotional crises with families and friends of people in early recovery. I say “weathered” because, more often than not, the emotions are like waves of hurricane ballast striking me with… Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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