“How do we let go of our anxieties and fears? I suppose it’s a question of will power, deciding to let go and not let something control our every waking moment. Letting go and detachment, as well as equanimity are qualities that come to us from both the taoist discipline and the catholic. It takes […]
My travels on this year’s Drive N Bike Tour were quite special. There were few days where I wasn’t behind the wheel of my car, in front of an audience of parents dealing with their addiction related concerns or, a little of both. While it was my intent to get on my bicycle, the weather […]
Far too many parents, though aware of the threat and the epidemic of heroin in their community, have inoculated themselves with hope – hope that addiction won’t find its way into their homes. This may work – until or unless it doesn’t work, then what? Wake up parents — HOPE is not an answer, a […]
I will never say, nor do I believe, that the source of a child’s drug related choices are a by product of parenting. They are not! There are so many factors that go into defining what a child is or becomes, it would be carelessly simplistic to lay the blame for the life of an […]
The journey is complete. Yesterday (WED 5/21) at around 4PM Arizona time, I returned home from my trip – exhilarated, exhausted, accomplished. The last leg of this journey was a 28 hour sprint from Lexington, KY to Scottsdale, AZ – an 1800 mile drive with one little two-and-a-half hour rest near Groom, TX to attend […]
