One of the rare few good things that death can bring upon any of us, is the reminders and flooded flashbacks of some of the greatest, most memorable memories, that we have ever had. …

I came across a quote that was from Helen Keller. It stressed the fact that while our world is full of suffering, we must remember that that same world is full of overcoming suffering. After reading that, I was reminded of that my struggles with addiction, while seeming like total…

Wake Up And Smell The…… — Today I came across some readings that presented what’s called Equine Therapy. It was about mental health therapy for the equestrian animals; aka horses. The website where I had learned about it was a treatment facility for Mental Illness and Addiction. I’m not the biggest expert on horses. Through my…

Has anyone ever fell into such a multi levelled rut that it feels as if life just no longer interests us? I don’t mean to refer to a suicide type of feeling. But instead it’s more like a depression type feeling, that we seem to just get used to, as…

Publishing And The 100 Percent Rule — I recently wrote about something that is called the 100 Percent Rule. I encourage anyone who hasn’t given it a read yet, to check it out. Because it initiated an idea that lead me to some advice, that was told to me. I was told, if I want to follow…

It’s the kind of comparison that is quite common for many. It isn’t necessary to have an addiction problem or a mental health problem to understand a certain duo of categories in our lives. With that being the case, this piece should be able to reach out to many, whether…

Never Get Comfortable In Recovery — It’s been a topic that I’ve written about many times. Although I have covered it so often, I don’t believe that it sounds like a record player stuck on repeat. If anything it sounds like fresh warnings each time. Any of us in sobriety know, that we can lose it…

A Capital City Strangled By Addiction — Recently, I was out running errands in a tough part of a tough city. It was some important business that I had no choice but to be doing. I wasn’t in that Capital city because I wanted to. …