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Dealing with Pregnancy and Drug Addiction
There’s nothing more stressful, or joyful, in a woman’s life than pregnancy. The morning sickness, strange food cravings and an ever-expanding belly are just a few of the many changes that women complain about to their partners. Unfortunately, there’s one other complication that a handful of mothers must cope with as well, illicit drug and…
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Replacement Addictions: Can You Ever Truly Recover?
When you (or a loved one) finish a rehab program for drugs or alcohol and rejoin society as a committed, sober individual, the road back to where you once were can seem both long and arduous. It’s no sinecure, maintaining sobriety in a world that is brimful of temptation; it’s only to be expected that…
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Create the future or re-live the past?
“Take action. Embrace uncertainty. Create the future.” – Leonard Schlesinger Your future – the rest of your wonderful life – hinges on your willingness to step outside the familiar, and move ahead – to do something. The future belongs to those who create it; the rest re-live their past. So what will it be? Will…
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Accountability – job number one
“Own your failures.” Accountability is at the summit of personal maturity. Regardless of blame or fault, you are ultimately accountable for everything that shows up in your life. You cannot move beyond failure, you cannot learn from failure and discover real solutions to your problems, until you first become accountable. Only then will you possess…
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The cosmic magic is inside
“Abandon the hunt for cosmic magic.” There is no pill that will change your life. You can read a new self-help book every week, and see no improvement. You can buy state of the art technology, acquire the best athletic equipment, enroll in the latest diet, and still see no real change. You create the…
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Road trip excitement and reflections: Los Angeles to Dallas 2012
I’m 500 miles into a 1500 mile drive from Los Angeles to Dallas. Arizona deserts have given way to beautiful landscapes as I approach New Mexico and El Paso, Texas. The sun is setting early over dark clouds and double rainbows. My heart’s divided between coasts but this is a welcome reminder that beauty is…