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Make a list of all the foods you love – not the foods you merely pretend to love because it looks good on your resume – but the foods you truly adore. Things like pizza, chips and cheese, sweet and salty faux granola bars, waffles smeared with peanut butter. Now give them all up for …
Thirty years. That’s how long I held a resentment from an episode that happened back when I was a kid. The incident involved getting a hand-colored, Barbie coloring book page from a girl down the block, who we’ll call Stacy. I remember being overjoyed that Stacy would gift me with such a fine item – …
Early recovery for me was a scary time for many reasons, with one of the most frightening thoughts being what to do if I were at a party, celebration or wherever – and someone asked if I’d like a drink. Egads! Since I was in no way willing to tell people I was in recovery, …
Think back on yesterday, the past week or even the past year. What are the first memories that come to mind? If you’re like most of us, you’re likely to quickly and easily remember anything crappy that happened. Like the waiter losing your debit card, the dog puking in the car on the way to …
Turkey and beer clash miserably, but that doesn’t mean plenty of folks won’t be drinking on Thanksgiving. The drink count tends to get even higher for Christmas, Hanukkah and, of course, New Year’s Eve. Holiday outings, parties, family gatherings or even restaurant dinners can come with constant offers of everything from rum-laced eggnog to mistletoe …
Better than a snazzy pair of glasses or magenta hair dye, recovery is by far the best thing that ever happened to me. I’m always thrilled when I get the chance to share what I learned, experienced, and do to keep my recovery strong, so I figured I’d get into recovery coaching. Since I’ve been …
Addiction is brutal, and it can happen to anyone. Check out this video that explains how someone can fall into addiction’s horrific grip, thanks to a lineup of things called BEEPS. BEEPS stands for: Behaviors Events Experiences People Substances And these things have tricky powers. They jump-start the production of chemicals in our brains that …
When an irritant gets into the middle of a clam shell, it can eventually turn into a pearl. But when irritants pile up in our daily lives, they can eventually drive us insane. A story from a pal we’ll call Midge shows us how. Midge was a no-nonsense, straightforward lady who loved to laugh. But …
We all know those big-huge projects that somehow end up in our laps from time to time. They may be work-related projects our boss demands, or they can be goals we set for ourselves – like losing 15 pounds, finishing a degree, or writing our memoir. A recent one of mine was getting new gravel …
Tell me if this has ever happened to you. You just had a soothing, tranquil experience with a pal, your life coach, at a Reiki share, or some other place and you feel calm, cool, collected and in love with the whole world and everything in it. Then you get behind the wheel of your …