Browsing all posts in September, 2011.
Thoughts on the Power of Imagination
"Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were. But without it we go nowhere." – Carl Sagan, American astronomer, astrophysicist, cosmologist, author, science popularize, known through his many books and the PBS series Cosmos (1934-1996) Why should we care about imagination when we may be struggling just to get through each day in [...]
On Keeping Centered on the Horizon
"Only he who keeps his eye fixed on the far horizon will find his right road." – Dag Hammarskjold, Swedish diplomat, economist and author, served as the Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1953-1961 until he met his death in a plane crash (1905-1961) How can we reconcile living in the present in recovery and [...]
On Growing and Taking Chances
"There is simply no way you can grow without taking chances." – David Viscott, American psychiatrist, author, businessman and media personality (1938-1996) Many of us like a sure thing. We don’t want to rock the boat and we certainly don’t want to go out on a limb and take any unnecessary chances. Well, guess what? [...]
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-09-25
Celebrating recoveries from substance abuse – http://ow.ly/6vicf # The Critical Role of Family in an Intervention – http://ow.ly/6vQcY # Putting Ideas Into Action in #Recovery – http://t.co/2WA6CBMR # RT @addictiontweets: Taking Risks in Recovery – http://ow.ly/6vTiF # Number of people seeking treatment for cocaine declines in South Florida – http://ow.ly/6xVUY # What do you think? [...]
Self-Trust is All-Important
"Self-trust is the first secret of success." – Ralph Waldo Emerson, American essayist, poet, lecturer and philosopher, led the Transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century (1803-1882) Where does self-trust fall in relative to self-belief? This is an excellent question for while self-trust and self-belief are closely aligned, they are not one and the same. When [...]
