I just received a message from my old friend Kyle, who knew me back in my college days. He informed me his girlfriend was trapped in Istanbul and was unable to return home because of COVID-19. Her situation prompted him to message me because, during her quarantine, she...

This week I watched two films on Netflix with my wife, Kelly. They both had direct connections with addiction and recovery. The first was a Canadian film, "Indian Horse." It is a story of a Native youth who is displaced against his will and re-socialized into mainstrea...

During my period of forced quarantine, I have received several gifts. Spending lots of extra time with my daughter, Willow tops the list. She just turned one on March 9th, and my goodness, she is moving now. She has been crawling for a while, but now she is crawling wi...

I have heard this spoken with conviction in one of the recovery circles I frequent, "If you do not want to be a doormat, get up off the floor.” For me there is a whole lot of personal truth, experience, and pain entwined in these words. In my journey, I can relate to b...

I would like to talk about not only why New Year resolutions fail, but why they are actually not a very good idea. First of all, a resolution assumes that we as human beings have resolve. The truth of the matter is the contrary. It is said that we have about 15-30 seco...

"Optimism for me isn't a passive expectation that things will get better; it's a conviction that we can make things better."

I saw this quote by Melinda Gates displayed on a bulletin board at work and it struck me as deeply ingenious. This short and mighty message speak...

It is not uncommon to lose our balance juggling our time and our meals in the midst of travel and vacations. Our routine is upset with long car rides, sight-seeing excursions, and curve balls including unexpected inclement weather and the need to find a meal fast when...

The backyard garden is really starting to come together. For the time being, I have the privilege of working from home, so I am actually able to watch my plants grow. I can't help but go out into the garden every few hours, pick a few weeds, check over things, and just...

This is absolutely not intended as medical advice, nor is it intended as a projection of scientific data or research. Rather, it is my musings on one of my favorite tools in my tool box. Hence (So), I want to share it with all of you.

Turmeric is a perennial plant in th...

For the past year, I have been working on improving my breathing and have had great success. I believe there is nothing in my life that I will spend more time doing than breathing. It is well-known that the way we breathe can have a profound impact on our health. The p...