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Life is a Miracle

"There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle." – Albert Einstein, German-born theoretical physicist, creator of the theory of relativity (1879-1955) Do we believe in miracles? For some of us in recovery, the very fact that we [...]

Affirmation of Life

"Affirmation of life is the spiritual act by which man ceases to live unreflectively and begins to devote himself to his life with reverence in order to raise it to its true value. To affirm life is to deepen, to make more inward, and to exact the will to live." – Albert Schweitzer, German-French (Alsatian) [...]

Little-Known Secret to Finding Happiness

"Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action." – William James, often called the father of American psychology, best-known for pragmatism, functionalism and the James-Lange theory of emotion (1842-1910) How many times do we find ourselves saying that we just want to be happy? Or that we’d do anything to [...]

Finding Purpose and Direction

"Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction." – John F. Kennedy, often referred to by his initials JFK, 35th President of the United States (1917-1963, killed by the assassin Lee Harvey Oswald) We could go through life drifting aimlessly, never really committing to any specific purpose. We could keep up the same [...]

Live Life to the Fullest in Recovery

"When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life so that when you die, the world cries and you rejoice." – Indian proverb Ever wonder why life seems to be stale, boring and without much interest? When we are in recovery, while we may at first be so focused on doing [...]