Working With OthersPractical experience shows that nothing will so much insure immunity from drinking as intensive work with other...

The last fifteen years of my life have been rich and meaningful. I have had my share of problems, heartaches, and disappointments...

my sponsor gave me a book by dr. allen berger titled “12 smart things to do when the booze and drugs are gone”. i have begun to read it...

i shared in a meeting  today about something very personal. i have blogged about it before, but it was a very different experience to...

image credit … nicolas urquiza “God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can,...

image credit… alex ibsen i arrived in philadelphia this afternoon with no real objectives other than to get outta dodge and attend the...

image credit…. jumping pages “There is a story of a woman running away from tigers. She runs and runs and the tigers are getting closer...

image credit… herr buchta i spent 3 days in reston virginia working with a team on a design outline for a recovery oriented system of...

“All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think we become.” september 28 2004 was the day...

vito russo at an actup demonstration i am starting this post the morning after i saw the film “how to survive a plague”.  it brought back...

image credit …ozge gurer Cryin’ won’t help you, prayin’ won’t do you no good, Now, cryin’ won’t help you, prayin’ won’t do you no good,...

i spoke with a friend yesterday about some ideas i have for developing a stronger sense of community among people in recovery. this guy...

We’ve come too far to give up who we are So let’s raise the bar and our cups to the stars She’s up all night ’til the sun I’m up all...

i met hunter through another friend bill. bill and hunter had been partners for about 7 years and had called it quits in the 90’s...

First, rely on the spirit and meaning of the teachings not on the words. Second, rely on the teachings not on the personality of the...

“Sentient beings, self and others, enemies and dear ones—all are made by thoughts. It is like seeing a rope and mistaking it for a snake....

i spent some time today engaging in my guilty pleasure of watching the xfactors- both uk and australia- and have come across sam bailey...