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Wisdom and Our Own Point of View

"We do not receive wisdom, we must discover it for ourselves, after a journey through the wilderness which no one else can make for us, which no one can spare us, for our wisdom is the point of view from which we come at last to regard the world." – Marcel Proust, French novelist, critic [...]

Getting Past Barriers of the Mind

"Men are not prisoners of fate, but prisoners of their own mind." – Franklin Delano Roosevelt, also known by his initials "FDR," the 32nd President of the United States, best known as the President who led the United States through World War II (1882-1945) We can lament our fate, believing that we are destined to [...]

On Love, Acceptance and Forgiveness

"Love yourself, accept yourself, forgive yourself, and be good to yourself, because without you the rest of us are without a source of many wonderful things." – Leo Buscaglia, also known as Dr. Love, an author, motivational speaker, and professor at the University of Southern California (1924-1998) For many of us, maybe even for most [...]

Where Luck Fits in Recovery

"I’m a great believer in luck and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it." – Thomas Jefferson, third President of the United States, author of the Declaration of Independence and the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom, and founder of the University of Virginia (1743-1826) Sometimes it’s awfully tempting to [...]

Is Your Job Destroying Your Spirit?

Everyone says these days, “Be glad you have a job.”  But that doesn’t help the person who is downright miserable. Maybe you have an abusive boss or you feel like your spirit is dying in a job you hate. The thing to do is make a plan. Start thinking about what job you would like [...]