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Little by Little

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 →

No easy answers

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 even have value?

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 →

An open letter to the loved ones of those in early recovery

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 →

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 →

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 →

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