Monthly Archives: November 2011

Recovery Superstars

Duh.  I attended a “Treatment Centre” years ago that allowed opportunity for a number of us to be featured in speaking publicly about our recovery.  This was in very early sobriety, perhaps a few weeks or months. The program was … Continue reading

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Distilling the Gospel?

A profound quote from author, Philip Yancey, in his book, What’s So Amazing About Grace? “It has taken me years to distill the gospel out of the subculture in which I first encountered it”. This sentence sums up so much … Continue reading

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Redefining “want”…

It occurred to me recently that for most of my life, I have misunderstood “want”. The word “want”, in my experience, has referred mainly to thoughts or feelings that express a desire for something.  ‘Something’ may be an item, a relationship, a … Continue reading

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