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Think Outside the Box
Think Outside the Box is the title of one of my addiction related books in publication. It is also a very profound statement with so many different meanings. There is probably, as many different thoughts as there are people reading … Continue reading
Knowing when to hold’em
Life can be played like a poker game. Most of us have played Texas Hold’em at some point in our lives, or not. You will never find a successful player pushing All- In on every hand, nor would a player … Continue reading
Expectations, good or bad, we all have them
Expectations—they may be good or not so good—but we all have them. They arrive as thoughts without an invitation. What’s important is how I react when an expectation invades my present moment. The method I use for processing expectations has … Continue reading
Living in the story
This story doesn’t begin with “Once Upon A Time.” It sometimes reads as nonfiction or total fiction. Even when it’s perceived as true, it’s not always what it could be. This story is not in at changes by the second. … Continue reading
How much is enough?
When I think back to those dark days, I can vividly remember thinking, “How much beer would it take to satisfy me?” The first answer was usually, “A full Budweiser trailer truck load.” Then the thought would come, “What happens … Continue reading
Do I really need a sponsor?
Grapevine Quote of the day for May 7, 2017. “Everyone’s recipe for serenity is different. It’s like vegetable soup — nobody makes it quite the same. “Chestertown, N.Y., January 2006, “Circles of Sobriety,” AA Grapevine. This topic is one of … Continue reading
Suffering is caused by everything.
When I first read this phrase, some five years ago, I was skeptical that the writer had no experience in real life. I was curious and had to read on, through my closed mind. Gradually the room between my ears … Continue reading
Anniversaries, celebrate or not?
There are as many types of anniversaries as there are anniversaries themselves. There’s the date of my first marriage or any of the other marriages which followed. What about the day I started with the company I was with for … Continue reading
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Why don’t I win the lottery?
I‘ve been playing the lottery for better than twenty years now and have only won the lowest prize, a free ticket, a half dozen times. I did win $40 once. The rest of the time I’ve been supporting the Florida … Continue reading
“Control is the key to happiness.”
If you read this statement and don’t feel rebellious, you may be in trouble and don’t know it. When I first heard an actor on a TV series say this statement, it truly brought the hair on the back of … Continue reading
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