Browsing all posts in March, 2010.

5 Benefits of Doing a Daily Inventory

Time can slip away from us. We suddenly think – OMG! We’re already three months into the year!  It can be easy to let things slide, like doing a regular inventory, and that can spell trouble if you’re in recovery. If old behaviors start coming back, old thoughts will be soon to follow.  How does [...]

The Promise of Recovery

We often hear about the promises – and sometimes we feel a little cheated because we think they should get here faster and be as good as that guy’s (the one sitting next to you bragging about his new ski lodge in Aspen).  I remember once I was at a meeting in Beverly Hills where [...]

To Drug Rehab or Not Drug Rehab

I happen to have been someone who went to drug rehab before ever going to a 12-step meeting.  I’ll be honest with you – I had this belief that drug rehab would be a substitute for AA. I remember being very disconcerted when one of the first things they handed me in rehab was a [...]

Do You Suffer from Perpetual Discontent?

It’s a malady, that’s for sure. Maybe you don’t have it, but you know someone who does. It’s this state of being where a person is always discontented.  There is always something. It’s really a pretty unhappy way to live, and I think many times it is just a bad habit.  I know my first [...]

When We Drank, Bad Things Happened

I’ve said this before, you know you need help with your alcohol use if when you drink, bad things happen.  It’s so much simpler than asking yourself what I call “denial questions” – do I drink in the morning? no. Does that mean I’m not really an alcoholic?  Argggh! What a great way to make [...]