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When the topic of Emotional Sobriety was first raised in 1958, the longest time anyone had sober in a 12-step recovery program was 23 years. Since that time many people world wide have surpassed that 23 year mark, some by more than twice that amount. So what was Bill Wilson referring to when he authored Emotional Sobriety: the Next Frontier? The photo above was one I was looking at when I was…

Much of my earlier life was living an incongruent life. Which is to say, my intentions and actions didn’t always match. Because I speak about the importance of this across the country, a friend was kind enough to point out that my Facebook is sometimes confusing for some. On one hand I speak about Love, Tolerance, Patience, Understanding. On the other, my posts sometimes veer into less than…

This is a dog-chasing-the-tail kind of question isn’t it? Inability to find a solution on how to start again “Is” a failure. Hence, the opportunity to begin again. Sometimes we run out of ideas, or at a loss of how to approach a problem. We feel like we gave it our best, so anything that comes after will be a second-string thought or idea – and how could that work? The true failure in a…

This is a difficult question which can’t be answered likely with a quid pro quo. Therefore I can only relay my own experience of having an alcoholic mother. The sad part of course is that with this type of relationship the roles sometimes reverse – where their children are the care taker. This leads to resentment, worry and an overdeveloped sense of responsibility. In my own relationship with…

This is not uncommon, so my hope is that you find some comfort in that you’re not alone. Many people across a spectrum have difficulty in this area. Much of it has to do with their standing as an extrovert versus an introvert. (A Myers Briggs test helped me to discover my standing). Thus, if you are an Introvert, this merely means you get your energy and happiness from situations which typically…

This is not uncommon, so my hope is that you find some comfort in that you’re not alone. Many people across a spectrum have difficulty in this area. Much of it has to do with their standing as an extrovert versus an introvert. (A Myers Briggs test helped me to discover my standing). Thus, if you are an Introvert, this merely means you get your energy and happiness from situations which typically…

The Power of Enough

I’m still working on my book. The title above is not the title of the book, but it’s sort of my working title. I’m reminded that I happiness is often found in being satiated where one is in life. This isn’t always easy for folks that feel as though they are living in scaricity. But so many of us are well enough along. Some people in life experience set backs in their physical abilities or mental…