Browsing all posts in January, 2012.
Self-Determination and Recovery
"Each of us makes his own weather, determines the color of the skies in the emotional universe which he inhabits." – Fulton J. Sheen, American archbishop of the Catholic Church, best-known for his preaching on radio and TV, especially the long-running TV series, Life Is Worth Living (1895-1979) Can we just will ourselves into recovery? [...]
On Brightness and Staying Positive
"Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow." – Helen Keller, American author, political activist, and lecturer, the first deaf blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree, went on to inspire millions, depicted in The Miracle Worke (1880-1968) Feel the warmth of sunshine on our faces. Even with our [...]
What Makes You Happy?
"It isn’t what you have, or who you are, or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about." – Dale Carnegie, American writer, lecturer, and developer of courses in self-improvement, public speaking, salesmanship and interpersonal skills, author of How To Win Friends and Influence People (1888-1955) Chances [...]
The Value of Hard Work in Recovery
"The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheaply, we esteem too lightly; ’tis dearness only that gives everything its value." – Thomas Paine, American intellectual, scholar, author, pamphleteer, radical, inventor and revolutionary, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, author of Common Sense, The Crisis, The [...]
Reflections on Dreams and Dreaming
"Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night." – Edgar Allan Poe, American author, poet, editor and literary critic, best-known as the author of the classic poem The Raven (1809-1849) How important should we consider dreams in our everyday life, particularly those of us who [...]
