TIMES of REPROGRAMMING


Life recovery is not all tiresome, unrewarded work. It is work.  There are times of joy and rest, times when we comfortably practice what we have learned.  There are times of change, times when we struggle to learn something new or overcome a particular problem.
These are the times when what we've been practicing in life recovery begins to show in our life.  These times of change are intense but purposeful.
There are also times when, at a... Read More

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APPLES and TREES
We often hear that the apple does not fall far from the tree. Did that ever come home to roost this week.
I received a phone call from my adult son late yesterday afternoon. In this economy, he has gone through a rough patch with employment even with an MBA and Chef certification. We live in different towns, so do not see each other frequently, but generally talk often. Over the past couple of months phone calls had been further between, and I know our son has allot of... Read More

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MASSIVE INSECURITY
I just read an article by a writer named Lisa Kogan on this topic. It was a great reminder that massive insecurity is an affliction suffered by a huge cross section of the entire population. We with addictions think it is unique to us. I have believed for years that while many with addictions have MI, it is shared by millions of others.
There is that word I hear in oh so many places. NORMAL. I don't think there is any such thing.
There are many who have chosen a p... Read More

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An elderly Florida farmer had owned a large agricultural estate for many years.  
 
It had a large pond in the back properly shaped for swimming, so he landscaped it with picnic tables, a patio area and some orange trees.

One evening the old farmer decided to go down to the pond, as he hadn't been there for a while and look it over.
 
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HAVE FAITH!
When I made a decision to begin a journey of recovering a life that I wanted desperately, and surrendered to some facts that had repeatedly knocked to my knees, I felt that I was without faith (in a religious context).
It was true that I was without religion, but as the years have taught me, I was never without faith and never without a presence of a "power greater than me". Always, tucked deep within me, was a little voice- conscience, soul, - whatever you would like to cal... Read More

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