Recovery Information

Recovery Information

by Kevin 27 May 2010

Medical Aspects of Alcohol and Alcoholism 1. Alcoholism: classified as a disease, characterized by a loss of control. 2. Hangover Effects: mini-withdrawal from a depressant drug; causes agitation upon detoxification. Symptoms include: headache, irritability, dehydration, upset stomach, anxiety, nausea, jumpiness. 3. Malnutrition: alcohol has no nutritional value; essential vitamins, minerals, proteins are missing from the [...]

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Recovery Information

Recovery Information

by Kevin 26 May 2010

Good Morning, The information I’ll be sharing in this blog was given to me at an outpatient drug and alcohol program I recently completed.  I found it to be very helpful.  I let Dan know all the great information I was getting, and true to Dan, he “suggested” I share it on his blog.  Today, [...]

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Motivational recovery

Motivational recovery

by Daniel 25 May 2010

“People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing — that’s why we recommend it daily.”  — Zig Ziglar In the recovered life we can include in the term motivation our Spiritual condition.  We are clean and sober on a daily basis contingent upon our Spiritual condition.  Well just like bathing we need [...]

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Triumph

Triumph

by Daniel 21 May 2010

“Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows not victory or defeat.”  Theodore Roosevelt If you want to know anything about success [...]

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Next...

Next…

by Daniel 20 May 2010

“Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you respond.” Unknown We all have challenges in life we can react or we can respond.  When those challenges are emotional or carry an emotional charge we tend to react.  The recovered life shows us how to respond.  Implementing the twelve steps or one of [...]

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Love and to be loved...

Love and to be loved…

by Daniel 19 May 2010

“To love and be loved is to feel the sun from both sides“  - David Viscott We all toss around idealistic points of view when it comes to certain topics like, money, relationships, family, and love.  Talk to a person that is dealing with an issue in one of these areas and give them the old [...]

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The sure fire secret to recovery...

The sure fire secret to recovery…

by Daniel 18 May 2010

“Everything you are against weakens you. Everything you are for empowers you.”   – Dr. Wayne Dyer The Law of Attraction is the spiritual law that says anything we focus on we attract to us.  Whether it is what we want or not.  What gives the law more power is when we are focused on something with [...]

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Live Life Well...

Live Life Well…

by Daniel 17 May 2010

“Learn to enjoy every minute of your life. Be happy now. Don’t wait for something outside of yourself to make you happy in the future. Think how really precious is the time you have to spend, whether it’s at work or with your family. Every minute should be enjoyed and savored.” — Earl Nightingale I [...]

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Fellowship

Fellowship

by Daniel 15 May 2010

As the world grows as far as the East is from the West with the ever expanding World Wide Web, the Internet.  So does our ability to fellowship further from our homes and at any hour of any day.  No longer do we need to wait for a meeting, share a thought with a friend [...]

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Friendship and Recovery; Kevin

Friendship and Recovery; Kevin

by Kevin 14 May 2010

Please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Kevin Eldridge. Daniel and I were friends through Jr. High and High School on Long Island. I left Long Island abruptly, from Dan’s house in fact, in 1978.  Although we had thought of each other over the years, we had lost touch.   We were reunited, [...]

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Walk the Walk!

Walk the Walk!

by Daniel 14 May 2010

“Well done is better than well said.” Benjamin Franklin I absolutely have had periods of time when I sounded much better than I acted.  People would say to me “wow, Dan you sound so good”!  But in reality that is where it ended.  We have all experienced the “Ninety-day Wonders” you know them, the guys [...]

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