For daily inspiration while being sober in daily life, try focusing on a positive outlook and setting small, achievable goals. Consider exploring motivational quotes, practicing mindfulness, or connecting with nature. Remember, even small steps forward contribute to progress. Here’s how to incorporate daily inspiration into your routine: 1. Start the day with positivity: Mindfulness: Practice […]
If you are like me, you may have already prepared yourself before starting this commentary for another ‘you should’ explanation on how by becoming the observer of your thoughts, vs identifying yourself as being part and the same as your thoughts, you can move beyond negativity. To be clear, negativity as an influence to deal […]
Are drugs and alcohol what the devil replaced the forbidden fruit with? Ha!! Really, can there be a more apt parallel for considering that while we are born into paradise, there can be a fairly persistent temptation to just always want more. Take that to the most basic level of desire and it makes one […]
Can you believe the stuff that gets marketed to us? If that’s an odd way to start this thread, consider the labeling that has been and continues to be constantly unjustly applied to people all the time through the media. It seems that the term ‘alcoholic’ may be one of the worst ever. Popularized by […]
Where and when is the point for you when change becomes a non negotiable requirement? When it comes to curbing self destructive behaviours, the sooner the better! Can you get out of trouble while ‘both cars are still in the garage’, an old adage to divorce and family breakups that become prevalent with ongoing alcohol […]
Avoid relapse through a personal care program..
Sobriety is a much larger discipline than developing a logical aversion to substance abuse. It starts there for sure and we’ve spoken often on the path to retraining the neurological pathways that form habits to lead in different directions other than reaching for a drink or other substance. On this journey of self improvement, we […]
I would rather have done nothing extraordinary yesterday than have done something which I regret goes without question. Regular alcohol use by someone who is conscious about their health or having control over their actions inevitably leads to repeated bouts of regret. Just how much does this effect out lives one might ask, while using, […]
The grass really is greener on the other side. There is no double guessing it, no downside, no better way of life. It can be overwhelming when confronted by the mass hysteria of alcohol use in society to question whether being inebriated is a better way of life. From the first drink, its all downhill […]
This post reminds me of an old Jerry Seinfeld skit where he talks about the breakfast cereal called ‘Life’. “Like really, can you really name a cereal Life and be serious about it. Is it really that good, that important, boy the nerve of those guys:)…” In this case, we could attest to these types […]