Addiction Recovery Blog | Daniel J Callahan, MSW

Fellowship…

by Daniel 15 October 2011

One of the signs of passing youth is the birth of a sense of fellowship with other human beings as we take our place among them. – Virginia Woolf It is amazing how many people share their experience strength and hope in social media circles. There is not a day that goes by where I [...]

Do what we do…

by Daniel 14 October 2011

“If you could find out what the most successful people did in any area and then you did the same thing over and over, you’d eventually get the same result they do.” — Brian Tracy The key to recovery is simple, do what those of us that are successful getting and living recovered do and [...]

Don’t skip this…

by Daniel 12 October 2011

If we skip [step five], we may not overcome drinking. Time after time newcomers have tried to keep to themselves certain facts about their lives. Trying to avoid this humbling experience, they have turned to easier methods. Almost invariably they got drunk. – The Big Book It was 1988, I had struggled with two issues [...]

Relax and sharpen the saw…

by Daniel 10 October 2011

Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe. – Abraham Lincoln We have all heard that we should HALT, i.e. not get too Hungry, Angry, Lonely or Tired. In its place we need to RELAX: Realize my worth, never confuse what we do for [...]

Growth…

by Daniel 7 October 2011

The investor of today does not profit from yesterday’s growth. — Warren Buffet Life requires that every day we suit up and show up. Yesterday’s growth can be quickly diminished by todays actions. Each and every day we must put one foot in front of the other and live the life we are shaping. Reverting [...]

Risk it…

by Daniel 5 October 2011

“To try is to risk failure. But risk must be taken because the greatest hazard of life is to risk nothing. The person who risks nothing does nothing, has nothing, is nothing. He may avoid suffering and sorrow, but he simply cannot learn, feel, change, grow, live, and love.” – Leo Buscaglia The greatest risk [...]

Flexibility

by Daniel 28 September 2011

The greater the tension, the greater is the potential. – Carl Jung Our lives can be filled with tension at times. We have two choices, we can be stiff or rigid and we will snap or we can be flexible and bend or stretch like a rubber band. Earl Nightingale indicated that one feature of [...]

Change is good

by Daniel 27 September 2011

Everything is lawful, but not everything is beneficial. Everything is lawful, but not everything builds others up. Do not seek your own good, but the good of the other person. – 1 Corinthians 10:23-24 NIV There is nothing more frustrating then making choices that are out of congruence with who you are, what you want and [...]

It is wonderful what you can do…

by Daniel 26 September 2011

It is wonderful what you can do when you have to. – C.S. Lewis When your back is up against the wall you can accomplish more than you think. Each and every one of us were coerced in one way or another to recover. Our backs were against the wall and we responded. We slowly [...]

Doors Open and Close…

by Daniel 23 September 2011

When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us. – Helen Keller Doors open and close in our lives. When they do we must take decisive action. Waiting for the perfect answer leaves room [...]

Flowers or Weeds?

by Daniel 22 September 2011

My mind is a garden. My thoughts are the seeds. My harvest will be either flower or weeds. -Mel Weldon What we put in we will get out, we sow what we reap. If we plant vegetables we will harvest food to sustain us. If we plant weeds we will be full of inconsistency and [...]