Sobriety First

God gets you to the plate, but once you’re there, you’re on your own ~ Ted Williams  God provides us with all the tools we need to take care of ourselves and fulfill our full potential in this incarnation.  HERE’S THE RUB: Life doesn’t always turn out the way we’d planned. Sometimes, the things we want just aren’t meant to be. ...

I may not be where I want to be, but thank God I’m not where I used to be. ~ Joyce Meyer I don’t believe in luck, and I’m suspicious of coincidence.  I believe in showing up and doing the work, accepting inconvenience, discomfort, and pain.  I believe that no matter how much it hurts now, someday you’ll look back and realize your struggle changed your...

The Lord gave us two ends – one to sit on and the other to think with. Success depends on which one we use the most. ~ Ann Landers                                           ...

The price of greatness is responsibility ~ Winston Churchill In November of ‘99, I relocated to Fort Myers.  I knew nothing about my new city and spent the next few months exploring and figuring the place out.  It should be noted that one of the first things I did was...

                                                Eighty percent of success is showing up ~ Woody Allen Once I was properly introduced to Alcoholics Anonymous and discovered it wasn’t the gruesome death sentence...

It is better to do one thing supremely well than many things poorly. ~ Tradition 5   I was reminded of our Fifth Tradition’s central theme several years ago in a conversation with an old timer named Jack.  I knew Jack casually, and we rarely spoke, other than the usual greeting. ...