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If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change ~ Wayne Dyer I had an outside sales position with an outfit called, ‘Ranger American’.  Ranger American (which, incidentally, no longer exists) touted itself as ‘ADT’s Largest Authorized Dealer’. Their tagline was, “We stop bad things from happening to good […]

Good work has a snowball effect, it keeps leading to more good work. ~ Richa Chadha   Back in the day I attended a popular (and very large) Sunday morning open speaker meeting in Mashpee, Massachusetts. Sunday morning open speaker meetings seem to be a popular AA tradition. We met in the cafeteria of the

Be like a postage stamp. Stick to one thing until you get there. ~ Josh Billings When I was a kid back in the ’60’s, Sunday nights at our house were special. It was soup and sandwich night, and we were allowed to eat in front of the television. Usually, we had supper at the

I did my best, and God did the rest. ~ Hattie McDaniel It had been raining all week.  The ground was saturated, and there was a lot of flooding going on. There was a heavy downpour all morning. Nevertheless, I resolved to attend my noontime meeting, the ‘Brown Baggers‘.                   As usual, I arrived early. There

In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock. ~ Thomas Jefferson In the interest of avoiding embarrassment (or legal issues)I shall avoid getting into too many specifics or naming names. There is a car dealership here in Fort Myers.  It’s a very large, very popular establishment, and

–The love we give away is the only love we keep. ~ Elbert Hubbard Personally, I believe that Alcoholism is a genetically transmitted disease.  Yup, it’s all in the family.…God knows, It’s all over my family. I didn’t catch this off a toilet seat in some overcrowded, steamy Third World country. And I didn’t morph

Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it ~ Confucius If you’ve ever questioned the validity of your alcoholism, I understand. The nature of the disease is to lure you into believing you have no disease. Over the years I’ve seen many, many people talk themselves out of pursuing recovery, and into, “testing the waters”…and

– People will forget what you said, People will forget what you did; but People will never forget how you made them feel. ~ Maya Angelou One of the Fundamental Truths of life: ~You’re only as good as those you associate with~ Strive to surround yourself with people who inspire you, people who make you

The price of wisdom is innocence. So, I have definitely become wiser but sadly a little less innocent. ~ Mahira Khan     I was a trusting, somewhat gullible, ambitious individual just bristling with blind virtue, and an over-developed sense of responsibility. As the product of an alcoholic home, I especially felt that drinking alcohol