“Forget Your Troubles. Come on, get happy” Ted Koehler, prominent American song writer
I once had a siege of wakeup blues. You know, the kind where you wake up feeling down instead of up. No reason, just that “wrong side of…
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March, 2010 Archive
The Wrong Side of the Bed
Intervention
Intervention is a meeting that happens between family and friends, a specialized counselor trained in dealing with substance abusers, and the addict. It can sometimes be hard to get the addict to come to an intervention if they know that…
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A Calling for Passion
“Our world is incomplete until each of us discovers what moves us–our passion. No other person can hear our calling. We must listen and act on it for ourselves. . . “ Richard J. Leider, life planning expert, author, consultant…
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Hope, the Wind Beneath our Wings
“Man can live about 80 days without food, about three days without water, about eight minutes without air, but only for one second without hope.” Unknown author
Eleanor Roosevelt, whose husband Franklin Delano Roosevelt led us though the worst war in our…
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The Serenity Prayer: Striking a balance between acceptance and change
God grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
Courage to change the things I can, and
Wisdom to know the difference.
Members of Alcoholics Anonymous have enthusiastically embraced this prayer — known as the Serenity Prayer — almost…
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Is There A Cure For Addiction?
Medical science has come a long way in developing cures for many 21st-century diseases. With so much study and so much support available to substance abuse addicts, is easy to assume that we’ve reached a point where we can cure…
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Butterflies and Bees
“Float like a butterfly and sting like a bee.” Muhammad Ali, former three-time World Heavyweight Champion and winner of Olympic Light-heavyweight gold medal. Crowned 1999 “Sportsman of the Century” by Sports Illustrated and the BBC.
While living in New York City,…
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Aerobics for the Soul
“Just for today I will exercise my soul in three ways: I will do somebody a good turn and not get found out. I will do at least two things I don’t want to do.” William James, American Philosopher and Psychologist
Doing…
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Who Is Most Likely To Become An Addict?
Most people have heard the phrase “that would never happen to my kid,” or “that would never happen to my husband or wife,” uttered at some point in their life. As mentioned earlier, addiction does not discriminate. It knows no…
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“Do I Have a Cute Butt?”
“The word aerobics came about when the gym instructors got together and said, “If we’re going to charge $10 an hour, we can’t call it jumping up and down.” Rita Rudner, American comedienne, author
I am five foot three. That’s my only…
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