Addiction Recovery Blog | Daniel J Callahan, MSW

We are what we do

by Daniel 14 July 2010

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then is not an act, but a habit. Aristotle. I have heard that it takes twenty-one days to form a new habit. I have heard thirty and forty days as well. I often teach the ninety-day principle. We can do anything for ninety days. Making a commitment to [...]

An open letter to Jesus

by Daniel 13 July 2010

Dear Lord Jesus: Today I am troubled I carry a burden that is tough to let go of. I seek freedom from this bondage. Yes Lord, I act in behaviors that are not in congruence with your Word, I am sinful. But no Lord that is not the burden I carry. Yes Lord I have [...]

Step 7

by Daniel 8 July 2010

Once in awhile I like to post the daily reading. Todays is short but excellent. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. Go, Go, Go… Dan AN EVER GROWING FREEDOM The Seventh Step is where we make the change in our attitude which permits us, with humility as our guide, to move [...]

Change is positive

by Daniel 7 July 2010

“Above all, don’t fear difficult moments. The best comes from them.” Rita Levi-Montalcini I recently read these statistics in regards to the attitude of change. There are five attitudes towards change: Early innovators (2.6%), These are the people that run with new ideas. Early adaptors (13.4%), They are influenced by the early innovators but not [...]

Fear or Responsibility?

by Daniel 6 July 2010

“Courage is doing what you’re afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you’re scared.” – Eddie Rickenbacker Fear, unless you have been living under a rock or you are new to recovery you have heard the acronym FEAR, False Evidence Appearing Real! What a wonderful way to look at it. However, the truth [...]

Rock Bottom

by Daniel 5 July 2010

Must we hit rock bottom? Quite honestly that is not a question that can be answered with complete certainty. Does it help to be hurting big time? Absolutely, yes! I do my best to steer clear of controversy even though it is helpful to be controversial in the marketing world. Addiction and alcoholism are contradictory [...]

You say you want Recoverlution…

by Daniel 3 July 2010

There is a segment of our population that believes there is no fun in the recovered life. We use it as an excuse to stay stuck! In Southwest Florida we have begun a “Recoverlution”. It looks like we may have this great music ministry “Radiant Worship” heading our way from Kansas City Missouri, they are [...]

Be a maniac

by Daniel 2 July 2010

“Being maniacal about something is very helpful.” – Bill Gates The term maniac when we think about it is not the greatest term it implies we are crazy. But just the opposite is true, we are sane, simply passionate about life. I think I shocked a few people when they came walking into the office [...]

Came to believe

by Daniel 1 July 2010

Yesterday I received this wonderful email that reminds me of how I came to believe! I was in a self-help meeting freshly out of rehab and a fellow shared. He said that he was coming back after a slip. He reported that his wife asked him to go to the deli to pick up some [...]

Sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly

by Daniel 30 June 2010

Sometimes quickly sometimes slowly… Life is full of challenges especially when we are recovering from addiction or alcoholism. So I am gonna let you in on a secret, shhhhhhh, don’t tell anyone! We have done some damage, left a wake of damage behind us! We do not think right when we are using and it [...]

A sense of urgency

by Daniel 29 June 2010

What does it take to win in life? I can sum it up with two words, “Commitment” and “Urgency”. These two words are more powerful than any other two words I can think of. Belief? Surely it is important, to believe; “I can do it” or “to believe God will help me”, or “God [...]