Hope is never lost. Hope must never be lost. Hope merely appears to be lost when your dreams crash headfirst into your reality. When everything seemingly spirals out of control, it is not a time to lose hope; it is simply a reality check. Victory, crossing the finish line, incredible success – is always possible. […]
Please explain to me why we excuse the choice to use drugs by saying it is a disease? To me a disease is cancer. No one chooses to get cancer and then fight it. I love food. I think about eating lots of yummy things I shouldn’t because I am diabetic; but, I don’t. Does […]
Recently I experienced the joy of my little girl, now 30, giving birth to her first child, my first grandson. Babies are an incredible gift and truly a miracle of life. Upon arrival every parent is reminded of their child’s precious innocence. We are witness to a fragile, simple beginning where all our child seems […]
empowerment: the giving or delegation of power or authority; authorization enabling: “when helping your child is hurting you more than it is helping them…” Every parent wrestles with “what to do” when it comes to the behaviors of a child with an addiction. We want so much for them to embrace a recovery program and […]
“Any man can…decide what shall become of him – mentally and spiritually ~ Viktor E. Frankl I have been reading “Man’s Search for Meaning” by Viktor Frankl. If you are not familiar with Frankl’s story, his memoir was written about his lessons and experiences in a World War II concentration camp. Regardless of all the […]
