When we’re wrapped up in what others need, we may lose our self-esteem and our sense of what we need. Remember, genuine thoughtful service always respects both the giver…

“You’ve got to give it away to keep it.” That’s a slogan many of us have heard. The truth about service may run deeper than that. Sometimes we’ve got…

“Can you serve yourself?” I asked a friend who stopped by for dinner. “No problem,” he joked. “Being self-serving is something I do well.” Serving others was first handed…

Surrender to the pain. Then learn to surrender to the good. It’s there and more is on the way.— BEYOND CODEPENDENCY Our goal in recovery is to make ourselves…

In the skydiving world, at drop zones, there’s usually a small office where the sky diver goes. This office or place is called manifest. The potential sky diver must…

There are many paths to self-care with families. Some people choose to sever connections with family members for a period of time. Some people choose to stay connected with…

In recovery, we’re learning a new behavior. It’s called Be Who You Are. For some of us, this can be frightening. What would happen if we felt what we…

I was in an airplane on the way up. I was doing my fidgeting thing, as usual. Brady Michaels, a stunt man and sky diver I had come to…

You are not a victim. How deeply ingrained our self-image as a victim can be! How habitual our feelings of misery and helplessness! Victimization can be like a gray…