Inspiration for Life
By Alan Cohen A Happy Outcome is Assured Can you imagine being an adopted child reunited with your birth mother after 60 years? My friend Diane signed up for a...
Read MoreBy Alan Cohen A Happy Outcome is Assured Can you imagine being an adopted child reunited with your birth mother after 60 years? My friend Diane signed up for a...
Read MoreBy Kelsey S., Scottsdale Recovery Center Alumni When I first got sober, I was under the assumption my life was over. My perspective on sobriety was a warped point...
Read MoreBY COLUMNIST – DR. DINA EVAN Here come the hearts and arrows, the five-pound boxes of chocolates and gushing affirmations of adoration…yay, its February! But wait a minute. What would...
Read MorePublishers Note By Barbara Nicholson Brown Before recovery, I was never grateful. It’s impossible to have gratitude with the mind-set of a victim and distorted view of the world. I...
Read MoreInner peace? Meditation? Slowing down my thoughts? Living in the moment? Five years ago, they were only dreams for me. The closest I got to calm was stoned and...
Read MoreWith the New Year upon us it only seems natural to make a list of resolu- tions. But when lofty goals become set-ups for let-downs, it can lead to anxiety...
Read MoreIt’s a New Year and time to draw new boundaries and realize it really doesn’t matter much what anyone else is doing. What matters is who WE are being and...
Read MoreAs we enter the New Year, we all hope this year will be better than the last one, and new and wonderful things will come to us. We seek to improve...
Read MoreP U B L I S H E R ‘S N O T E By Barbara Nicholson-Brown There always seems to be pressure to make New Year’s resolutions. In my...
Read MoreSavor the Precious Moments The longer I am on this earth, the more I realize the importance of savoring the moments — they are passing by too quickly. This year...
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