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 …
People are dying, people are crying, and the opiate epidemic of Ohio is slowly taking over. It’s no secret that Ohio has become slave to the opiate trade with legal pharmaceuticals and heroin flooding the streets with every corner you tur …
“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. …
It’s a tad humorous at times how life can catch up to us so quickly and catch us off guard. We start our lives out in adolescence with time and eternity seeming synonymous and then POOF- we blink a few times and we find ourselves growing …
What do you do when there’s nothing you can do but you can’t do nothing? Improper English, yes, but really think about it. That’s kind of what it feels like when deep in the throws of addiction and/or alcoholism. It’s a confusing li …
The term alumni derives from the term alumnus meaning “having previously belonged to a group, company, or organization. Yes yes, that’s a little too boring and proper for most attention spans, but it’s vital information to know in …
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 …
Nobody in their right mind prays to be an alcoholic or wakes up one day in hopes of being a junkie. When in active addiction, it’s an unfortunate misery that I wouldn’t wish upon anybody. Yet it happens to unsuspecting human beings ever …
Relationships are a beautiful thing, even when they don’t work out entirely in the end. Just to watch them blossom, bloom, and in some cases wilt away- there is a fascinating sense that remains. Money comes and goes, as do looks, but the …
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 …
