Go Wash Your Bowl: A Zen Recovery Lesson The Zen Master and the Bowl After a silent retreat, a young monk approached the Zen master, brimming with intensity. “Master,” he […]
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Understanding Cognitive Bias and Negativity Bias What is a Cognitive Bias? A cognitive bias is a systematic error in thinking that affects the decisions and judgments we make. These biases
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Your Why vs. Your Purpose: Fuel and Compass for the Second Half of Life A teaching on staying alive — not just sober The Parable: The Old Train and the
‘Success is not achieved by winning all the time. Real success comes when we rise after we fall. l am grateful for my victories, but l am especially grateful for
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Acceptance Is the Answer “…And acceptance is the answer to all of my problems today.” – Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 417 It’s one of the most quoted lines in recovery literature—whispered
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Terminal Uniqueness A Description from Around the Tables “Terminal Uniqueness” is one of those phrases you hear murmured around the coffee-stained tables of recovery rooms—equal parts warning and inside joke.
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The Difference Between Your Why and Your Purpose Your Why = Your Fuel See it as: “Your why is what lights the fire. It’s what hurts enough or matters enough
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The Everyday Miracle The word miracle is often reserved for things that defy logic or natural law—burning bushes, parting seas, or sudden, divine healings. But look closer. The definition of
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The Strength of Staying: Why Recovery Requires Presence A six-page reflection on choosing presence over escape, and building a life that stays steady through every storm. 1. Introduction: Flipping the
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Walking Through the Valley: Worden’s Four Tasks of Mourning in Early Recovery A guide to grieving with presence, purpose, and power in addiction recovery. 1. Introduction: Grief and the Landscape
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