My Beautiful Boy Moment
We want to change others and we get drawn into the fantasy of how we can be that agent of change.
Adjusting My Jetpack Joyride with Mindfulness
We need to feel like our lives are meaningful, to ourselves, our family, and others.
Avoiding Holiday Depression: Notes from a Single Dad
Get your butt on the trail to recovery and fitness at that same time. And then, if you don't, don't sweat that either. It's easy to be hard on yourself during the holidays. But your own peace of mind, and your own acceptance of yourself, just as you are, is the most important thing you can learn this season.
If You’re Happy and You Know It: Our Spiritual Connection w/ Each Other
My recovery focused on a lot of supportive activities and rituals. The Al-anon meetings provided a healthy and spiritual community for me to stay connected. My Al-anon sponsor continued to show up in my life as a guide and cheerleader.
A Message from My Higher Power – The Universe: Jump Off!
Are you moving the meta-goals along the path towards done? Are you putting non-important items on your to-do list rather than deleting or delegating them?
The Hero’s Journey of Depression: The Max Powers Story
Max Powers, today, is walking into the 2019 Holiday season with a much better plan. Take care of all the things you can take care of. Work your program. Let go of the things you cannot control.
Depression is for Everyone: Managing Moods is the Trick
Depression is truly a soul killer. And it might be a slippery slope towards suicide if we don't get a handle on it, both personally and as a society.
Depression: Yeah, Me and My Broken Leg
Sad Note: Thom Hofmann left the planet in late November. His penguins are happy and his poems are now being appreciated by so many angels. Godspeed, dear madman. Read Thom…