The brutal deaths of Rob Reiner and his wife Michele, allegedly at the hands of their 32-year-old son Nick, tragically and dramatically brings the systemic failures of the current treatment practices and approaches for substance abuse, mental health and homelessness into stark relief. In a 2016 People Magazine article Nick stated that his first tripContinue reading “The System Failed the Reiner Family”
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4th Step inventory using The 4 Absolutes (Honesty, Unselfishness, Purity, and Love)
Based on a Simple (but not easy) step 4 guide by Father Bill W. (Recognized A.A./Oxford Group Historian sober since 1972) The 4th Step is not meant to be an in-depth psychoanalysis of ourselves; rather it is asking God to awaken us to seeing where our lives have been out of alignment with His willContinue reading “4th Step inventory using The 4 Absolutes (Honesty, Unselfishness, Purity, and Love)”
Stepping into the Unknown: Trust vs. Doubt
“When you have come to the edge of all you know and are about to step out into faith one of two things will happen: There will be something solid to stand on or you will be taught to fly.” Patrick Overton THE UNIVERSE (GOD) operates on FAITH, not fear. TRUSTING means stepping into theContinue reading “Stepping into the Unknown: Trust vs. Doubt”
Believing in God is Delusional? Let Go and Let God Part 3
BUT, WHAT ABOUT: (After the Pink Cloud dissipates?) “The wars which had been fought, the burnings and chicanery that religious dispute had facilitated, made me sick. I honestly doubted whether, on balance, the religions of mankind had done any good. Judging from what I had seen in Europe and since, the power of God inContinue reading “Believing in God is Delusional? Let Go and Let God Part 3”
Let Go and Let God Part 2
When we are in the grip of addiction, we are both the abused and the abuser for… “we invariably find that at some time in the past we have made decisions based on (in) self which later placed us in a position to be hurt.” BB pg.62 Invariably: on every occasion: always. “The devil’s voiceContinue reading “Let Go and Let God Part 2”
When You Change The Way You Look At Things….
Freedom from addiction is not, and has never been one size fits all. Today more resources and paths of treatment and recovery are available than ever before yet decades of bitter experience has clearly demonstrated though that whether it is classic 12 Step recovery, CBT, DBT, EMDR, Smart Recovery, Celebrate Recovery, etc. without engagement inContinue reading “When You Change The Way You Look At Things….”
Autism, Addiction and Me
“When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.”
Spiritual Facelifts
Spiritual Facelifts Write this large upon your heart: What we concentrate on manifests in our lives, mentally and physically. When we focus on fear, loss, anger, resentment, worry, envy or any of the whole host of negative thinking morbid reflection engenders, not only do we suffer mentally and emotionally, it alters our appearance. Worry linesContinue reading “Spiritual Facelifts”
Hard Selling God
Hard Selling God Some time ago I had a conversation (a berating more accurately) with an adamant “my way or the highway” Christian. You have probably met one, within the first few minutes of conversation they ask if you have accepted Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior and if you don’t answer to theirContinue reading “Hard Selling God”
Freedom In Spirit
Freedom In Spirit Often, we fail to measure the words we employ or take the time to consider their ultimate impact, the unintended consequences. You have probably experienced the sick feeling when you have said something, you would give anything to have back; unfortunately, we cannot un-ring a bell. Conversely there are the times whenContinue reading “Freedom In Spirit”