Addiction Recovery Blog | Daniel J Callahan, MSW

Why Worry?

by Daniel 28 July 2011

We have to fight them daily, like fleas, those many small worries about the morrow, for they sap our energies. – Etty Hillesum Why worry? If we are to be happy, joyous and free we need to be free of worry. We all feel stress, however we must immediately utilize our tools to clarify what [...]

Gotta give it away…

by Daniel 27 July 2011

“If someone listens, or stretches out a hand, or whispers a word of encouragement, or attempts to understand a lonely person, extraordinary things begin to happen.” - Loretta Girzartis * The more we give, the more we get. What is it that we get? Peace, joy, love, serenity, true sobriety. The spiritual principles of recovery [...]

Service…

by Daniel 26 July 2011

Giving is the secret of a healthy life. Not necessarily money, but whatever a person has of encouragement, sympathy and understanding. – John D. Rockefeller * I would love to say I am perfect in all things or that I have zero contradictions. The truth however is simple, I am not even close. I do [...]

Recommendations on Coverage of Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Services in the Essential

by Daniel 25 July 2011

Page 1 of 10 Coalition for Whole Health Recommendations on Coverage of Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Services in the Essential Health Benefit Package In 2010, Congress enacted the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which will substantially expand health insurance coverage for Americans, largely through state health insurance Exchanges for individuals and small businesses, and [...]

Go, Go, Go…

by Daniel 24 July 2011

Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great. – Mark Twain * Each and every one of us has that something within us that sparks our desire to be somebody. When we surround ourselves with [...]

Fight…

by Daniel 23 July 2011

“Face your deficiencies and acknowledge them; but do not let them master you. Let them teach you patience, sweetness, insight.” – Helen Keller * Over the course of time my deficiencies have turned out to be my strengths. I was always a fidgety kid, got into all kinds of trouble because I was always into [...]

Humility

by Daniel 17 July 2011

When things go wrong and they do, we have a tendency to look for the why. Often the why points to other people, places or conditions, rarely if ever back at ourselves. Not only does it take us off the hook but it in some way feels better to blame someone else. To rant and [...]

Voices…

by Daniel 13 July 2011

The loudest and most influential voice you hear is your own inner voice, your self critic. It can work for you or against you, depending on the messages you allow. Keith Harrell * I would love to share with you that the critic in us goes completely away. The truth is it doesn’t. It quiets [...]

Ten Things You Should never say to yourself in Recovery

by Daniel 29 June 2011

The recovered life is a great way of life. However, the way to recovery is a complete psychic change. It takes changing the way we think and do things. We must learn to “Respond” and not to “React” to people, places and things. We do that by surrounding ourselves with winners, focusing on what we [...]

My Personal 12 Step Pledge

by Daniel 14 June 2011

I just went on to the 12 step pledge generator and got my own custom 12 steps list. Feel free to get one for yourself by going to the 12 Step Pledge Generator on Rehab Programs. Pretty cool and I encourage everyone to get one. 1. I, Daniel Callahan, have admitted that I am powerless [...]

Fear not here…

by Daniel 14 June 2011

“I have accepted fear as a part of life, specifically the fear of change, the fear of the unknown. I have gone ahead despite the pounding in the heart that says: Turn back, turn back; you’ll die if you venture too far.”– Erica Jong ♦ We all face fear, an early acronym I remember being [...]