Can a person find balance when they need to make extreme changes? This is where I’m going in this post. Those words came to me as I laid down the other night after another hard workout... “Everything comes with a price…” It was Wednesday night, Day 16 of a streak dating back to August 29th … Continue reading EVERYTHING COMES WITH A PRICE
Tag: Addiction
I WANNA…UNTIL I DON’T WANNA
I WANNA… It’s a weekly topic of conversation in my office… sobriety, getting out of the legal system… getting “my life” together. I wanna get clean… I wanna get sober… I wanna get off probation… I wanna get back into my kids lives… It came up when I was a basketball coach… I wanna win … Continue reading I WANNA…UNTIL I DON’T WANNA
GANNETT PEAK
We live in a culture that more and more seems to require immediate gratification… immediate results, in order to hold our attention. If the reward doesn’t come quickly, we move on to other sources in search for that dopamine spike into our brain. However, those truly significant dreams we hold deep within our heart are … Continue reading GANNETT PEAK
DEFINING THE SUMMIT
(Longs Peak taken from Twin Sisters) I’m taking steps toward writing a book (one of the mountains on my radar) and I’m learning there are so many steps ahead of me in this journey. I have invited a techie person into this process to tie together my webpage with a blog and my purchased domain, … Continue reading DEFINING THE SUMMIT
THE MOMENT WE’RE IN
This post is about looking forward, looking backwards, and the moment we’re in right now. It was conceived in my head as I stood downstairs in my basement making my second cup of coffee this morning, pondering a tragic event that took place earlier this week in the life of one of my probation clients. … Continue reading THE MOMENT WE’RE IN
FEELING GOOD IS NOT A PREREQUISITE
This is not really a post…it's simply a thought. So, because of that, this will be a short post and I'll keep moving forward. I pushed myself to get out of bed early this morning in efforts to reclaim my routine of "morning pages" (credit to Julia Cameron and her book The Artist's Way for … Continue reading FEELING GOOD IS NOT A PREREQUISITE
CLIMBING MOUNTAINS
WHAT DRAWS US TO THE MOUNTAIN? What stirs in a person’s heart to draw us to the mountaintop? The effort involved in preparing for and then getting to the trailhead, hiking up a trail with possibly 30% grades or more; dropping our heavy pack and stretching our ever-tightening hamstrings and lower back along the way, … Continue reading CLIMBING MOUNTAINS
IS HE A SOLDIER, OR IS HE A DRUNK?
FEBRUARY 2023 As I make the transition from WordPress.com to WordPress.org, I’m going back and reviewing older posts. This one was easy to pick because I recently heard from Jim again. I’ve consolidated three posts into one here. I hope you enjoy Jim’s story…it’s an amazing story of victory in the making. JANUARY 2015 Earlier … Continue reading IS HE A SOLDIER, OR IS HE A DRUNK?
ROCKSTAR…REVISITED
This story was first posted to my blog in December 2017. I left Probation in February 2020 and didn’t cross paths with “Rockstar” again, until last week. She’s back in the system. Opiates again. This time, due to a nasty injury over a year ago that led to multiple surgeries and a prescription…and back into … Continue reading ROCKSTAR…REVISITED
DEATH LOST ITS LEAD
Sports imitates life… As I journaled early one morning this week, I thought of a gal on my caseload. She has a name…but she will remain nameless here. Our conversations the past two weeks have stirred me; inspired me. Seriously… the transformation in the past two weeks has been nothing short of a miracle. These … Continue reading DEATH LOST ITS LEAD