Browsing all posts in October, 2011.
Get Comfortable with Change
“Nothing endures but change.” – Heraclitus, a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher who attempted to explain the nature of the universe by assuming that “logos,” or reason, was the underlying principle which guides all things (ca 535-475 BCE) A great many people are reluctant to embrace change. In the recovery community, however, the fear of change is [...]
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-10-30
Childhood Bipolar Disorder Overdiagnosed? http://t.co/db9uZwTB # RT @promisesrehab: Antidepressants seem magical in their promise to improve moods. But do they work for everyone? http://t.co/m76hImJZ # Borderline Personality Disorder and Love Addiction – http://t.co/Yjvbfk8c # Mental Health Disabilities on the Rise in Last Decade – http://t.co/GMclYrkz # MT @robweissmsw: Why-One Day at a Time? Because #addicts [...]
Thoughts about Peace
"Peace begins with a smile." – Mother Theresa, Roman Catholic nun, better known as the humanitarian nun of Calcutta, often called the Saint of the Gutters, won the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1979, beatified following her death by Pope John Paul II and given the title of Blessed Theresa of Calcutta (1910-1997) Many of [...]
On Believing and Overcoming
"They can conquer who believe they can." – Ralph Waldo Emerson, American essayist, poet, lecturer and philosopher, led the Transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century (1803-1882) When we embark on the path of recovery, the first thing we should do is acknowledge that we have made a very important decision, one that will impact our [...]
Thoughts on Decisions and Values
"It’s not hard to make decisions when you know what your values are." – Roy Edward Disney, longtime senior executive for The Walt Disney Company, which his father, Roy Oliver Disney and his uncle Walt Disney founded (1930-2009) We all know that decisions are very often tough to make. We vacillate between this way of [...]
