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Is Fear Your Primary Motivator?

I remember some years ago realizing I was not doing something because I was afraid to try it.  I didn’t want to risk any negative consequences even though I knew it was absolutely essential to my mental health and well being to deal with the situation. I was afraid of change. I was afraid to [...]

Creating Mental Obstacles

One of the challenges in recovery is moving forward without creating obstacles to stop progress. These are almost always mental obstacles: I can’t do that – I don’t have time – I don’t like that – Not my cup of tea – or the catch-all, there’ s nothing I can do about it.

Life and Death

Today we heard about both Farrah Fawcett losing her long-time battle with cancer and Michael Jackson’s surprising sudden death. They were both far younger than the average age when people die, and it reminds me that life is unpredictable and life can be very short. How much time do we waste because we think we [...]