There is so much that has been learned about addiction and alcoholism in the last 50+ years. A number of lives that have been saved and affected because of Alcoholics Anonymous and our grown understanding of alcoholic thinking is remarkable …
Mother Nature and her many forms are just so fascinating. Listening to the wind howl at the moon or the rainfall in a backyard is my kind of day. I mean, have you ever just sat and watched the ocean waves and the simplicity of their motions …
The Bubonic Plague is estimated to have taken the lives of somewhere between 75-100 million human beings during the 14th century. Yikes! Imagine having lymph nodes the size of chicken eggs all over your neck, arms, and groin while the worst …
With this short life that is given to us, we are provided with so many different options. You could walk down this bushy wooded pathway into this dark mysterious forest, but at the fork up ahead you can make the choice to take a left or to …
Getting stung by a bee. Having a car run over your big toe. Falling out of an airplane. There’s many a thing in this world that can be detrimental to us if we allow them, yet in the same breath, we can’t avoid life for these reasons. No …
“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose. You’re on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who’ll decide where to go…” -late great Dr. Seuss. …
Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines the term “reprieve” as: a temporary suspension from execution or other pain and trouble. This couldn’t be a more fitting description of what taking the time to do a daily reprieve does for alcoholics …
Ahhh alcohol. The juice, the hooch, grandpa’s old cough medicine, the devil’s elixir, booze- these are just a few of the slang names we use to mention the fermented liquors that we love to imbibe. Alcoholic beverages have been aroun …
Life tends to come unexpectedly. It’s this rather chaotic event that takes place between birth and death. Of course, the in between varies for everybody, but this long drawn out schematic is a blank canvas for most at least. As human bein …
I’d imagine that anybody who goes through the effort of working the twelve steps and actually admits to being an alcoholic- they did so for a specific reason. Let’s face the facts here, nobody really just up and does such without recogn …
