Trust
TRUST
It is OFFICIAL; I have now been sober longer than I drank. This milestone almost seems surreal and I find myself wondering how I got here, to today. I remember those agonizing months, weeks, days and hours before I made THE decision. The decision I was out of control, the decision to live or to die, the decision to walk into a room and tell a bunch of people that I was an alcoholic. I remember those agonizing hours, days,… Read More
TRUST – THE FIREWALL TO FEAR
It’s very interesting on the road as people ask you a lot of questions. One of the things we tend to hear repeatedly is, “I can do the gratitude part, but the trust, that is harder.” This makes sense. When we are grateful we tend to be grateful for things that are tangible: from a sunny day to a good medical report, to the lost possession found, a dogs unconditional affection, a job to go to, a family to… Read More
Action, Clarity, Fear, Freedom, Gratitude, Hanging In There, Trust
LETTING GO VERSUS GIVING UP
“By letting it go it all gets done. The world is won by those who let it go. But when you try and try. The world is beyond winning.” “But whatever happened to persistence, perseverance. Tenacity, or just plain CARING a lot? How do you stop caring??!?” Today’s blog is inspired by yesterday’s affirmation and the above response we got from it. It’s a question, a concept, sometimes a conundrum. It’s one I find myself facing all the time.… Read More
Gratitude, Living Fully, Moving Forward, The Right Stuff, Trust
WITH GRATITUDE AND TRUST EVERY DAY CAN BE NEW YEARS!
Today marks the first day of the New Year. January 1st, 2014. For the last several days, in fact, most likely since Thanksgiving many people, (my guess is far too many people) have been over indulging in a variety of ways. Perhaps you have been over indulging for decades. Many have been over eating, over drinking, over spending, under exercising, generally engorging themselves on life with the idea that come January 1st (that would be today) they will put an… Read More