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The other day, a friend in recovery was speaking about their difficulty in federal prison with periods of solitary confinement. To me, it sounded so much like addiction. It’s as if you are in a solitary state, isolated by your…

So much blessed peace around us all the time, if we just take the time to enjoy it. To slow down and even notice it, takes work somedays. So much of my life in addiction was a blur. These days…

Well I thought I was doing fine but I still have some problems that need to be addressed. Seems the Lukemia has started up again and is giving me trouble. For that reason, more blood work today. I am beginning…

Well… went through the PET scan no problem and saw the doc. The report I got on that particular cancer was outstanding. All looks fine, no more of that active cancer visible. Come back in three months for checkup. Wow…

In a few hours I am going in for a P.E.T. scan to see if the cancer I had undergone treatment for has been cleared. I pray the Lord will help this scan to show cancer free. Won’t have the…

Thirty-seven years ago, I was a shivering denizen of the mad realm of alcoholism. Today, as I sit here on my back porch enjoying the fire, the birds, and my wonderful wife, I tried to remember what it was like…

I was so isolated in my addiction I wrote a song about it called “Isolation Man.” It was without a doubt a house favorite when I performed at rehab centers. Popular because everyone could relate. It’s exactly what addiction does…

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Many want it all back right away, or talk about the blessings of recovery coming too slowly. I have news for you. You do not understand how fortunate you are my friend. 

I want you to think…

It’s what we were all looking for in the first place we just didn’t know it. True love that is, the kind that comes from God. I guess as far as love in early recovery is concerned, the first pitfall…

You can put your mind to rest if your willing to stay with us. Spirit leads always and forever. The spirit you submit to, will always guide you. 

When we were in that dark spiritual neighborhood of addiction we experienced…

We suffer from a spiritual malady. Lets face it, we all spent too much time in that dark neighborhood. Like they say, it’s all about the alinement of the will. God gave us free will spiritual choice, we just kept…

Alcoholism takes a while to mature in our lives, even if you felt like you were alcoholic from the start as I did. Whether you’re in that place five years or fifty, with all that drinking comes a lot of…