• The stigma of addiction: cigarettes and lung cancer

    Thursday, December 11th, 2008

    It seems that prevailing attitudes towards addicts are still fairly personal and judgmental. Results from a Lung Cancer Stigma Survey published in November 2008 indicate that fifty-nine (59) percent of the general population surveyed said they agreed that lung cancer patients are at least partly to blame for their diagnosis. What stigmas do you carry with you?

     

  • Ayahuasca : Can psychotropic drugs play a role in spiritual recovery from addiction?

    Wednesday, November 12th, 2008

    Ritualized use of psychotropic drugs has healed people in South American rainforests for generations. Should a shaman guide help addicts today as they trip their way to discover their spiritual connection to the life that surrounds them? Can ayahuasca indeed aid in the treatment of addiction?

     

  • Top 10 church signs to support addiction recovery

    Tuesday, October 14th, 2008

    Can you see and appreciate the frequent irony of messages on church signs? Take a look at these handful of messages that can also be applied to recovery. If we just open our eyes, the messages are all around us!

     

  • Positive affirmations of grace in recovery

    Tuesday, July 1st, 2008

    “There but for the grace of God go I.”

    Should we rely on the grace of God or our own works in order to grow closer to a Higher Power? Maybe shifting the paradigm of our old beliefs is a good start. Affirm the goodness of life!

     

  • Why the spirit?

    Sunday, June 29th, 2008

    If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Simply, because we can’t do recovery from any addiction alone. This section explores our soul natures and the infinite expressions of our relationship with the divine. Often the most difficult to grasp, we’ll look into the void […]