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Finding Workable Solutions in Recovery

"I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward." – Thomas Edison, American inventor and businessman, best-known as the inventor of the light bulb, among many other inventions that revolutionized modern life (1847-1931) Finding our way can be pretty tough sometimes, right? It most certainly is a whole lot different than [...]

Hope and Joy

"Hope is the belief, more or less strong, that joy will come; desire is the wish it may come true." – Sydney Smith, English writer and Anglican cleric (1771-1845) Hope and joy. Are these words that are missing from our vocabulary? If we’re in recovery, hope and joy certainly should be part of our life, [...]

Stand Together in Recovery

"The test we must set for ourselves is not to march alone but to march in such a way that others will wish to join us." – Hubert Humphrey, 38th Vice President of the United States, serving under President Lyndon B. Johnson from 1965-1969, lost his Democratic bid for the Presidency to Richard Nixon in [...]

The Importance of Setting Realistic Goals

"You have to find out what’s right for you, so it’s trial and error. You are going to be alright if you set realistic goals for yourself." – Teri Garr, American film and television actress, starred in Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Tootsie, Young Frankenstein, among others (born 1947) What happens in recovery if [...]

Patience and Wisdom

"Patience is the companion of wisdom." – St. Augustine, philosopher and theologian, one of the most important figures in the development of Western Christianity and considered one of the founders of the church, a saint in the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches (354 A.D.-430 A.D.) "I just don’t have any patience." How often do we [...]