Browsing all posts in "fear".
Overcoming Defeat
"Never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat." – F. Scott Fitzgerald, American author of novels and short stories, best-known as the author of The Great Gatsby (1896-1940) We all know about defeat. We’ve certainly felt it any number of times. Funny, though, how it always seems to creep up on us, often taking [...]
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 [...]
Thoughts on Fear as it Affects the Future
"It’s never safe to look into the future with eyes of fear." – E. H. Harriman, American railroad executive (1848-1909) Fear is a powerful emotion. It is also a self-sabotaging one. When we are in recovery, fear is not our friend. Yet how often do we allow the tentacles of fear to wind their way [...]
Be Willing to Fight for Your Recovery
"What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight – it’s the size of the fight in the dog." – Dwight D. Eisenhower, called "Ike," 34th President of the United States, serving from 1953 to 1961, concluded negotiations with China to end the Korean war, launched New Look policy of nuclear [...]
Thoughts on Courage in Recovery
"Courage is the price that life extracts for granting peace, the soul that knows it not, knows no release from little things." – Amelia Earhart, noted American aviation pioneer and author, was the first woman to receive the U.S. Distinguished Flying Cross, awarded for becoming the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, [...]
