My Monday Mission: Today I will diligently seek (and will certainly see) beauty around me as proof that hope is always a rational choice. Holding hope changes how I feel. In fact, holding hope can alter the chemistry within my brain, reducing stress hormones. Hope is neither naive nor foolish. Hope is healthy! Today I […]
Addiction isn’t just about chemicals, but if you look at how our culture treats addiction (“patches, pills, and potions?”) you might think it was. One of the reasons that defeating addiction is so hard, and why we “fail” so often, is that we over-focus on the chemical aspect of addiction and ignore some of the
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Remember that a coffee cup (or any other trigger) can NOT “MAKE” you use. Let’s be honest, we really need to be BIGGER than the TRIGGER. Considering the three A’s may help with triggers. 1. Alter your routines – grab your coffee at the drive-thru window. 2. Avoid some situations – don’t drink coffee. 3.
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They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom. – Confucius Change isn’t always comfortable or easy, but it is simply part of this life. Some changes are small and maybe simpler than others. To make a big change will be a challenge, and for that reason we want to offer to
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