There is a consistent theme developing with those who do not make it in the Sober Living home. They blame others, bash the house, me, the program... anything other than themselves. It's disgusting and cowardly. The sad reality is that they will never succeed in their efforts to stay clean and sober much less life in general [...]
I was forced to remove one of my Program Participants from the sober living home yesterday and it had nothing to do with him using or drinking. The logic was based solely on the premise of horrible decision making (ladened with emotion) that put the entire house in danger. The worst part about this incident [...]
Growth is painful and scary. Especially Growing upward (UP). It can require going against gravity (as an example), defying other's opinions or getting outside of our comfort zone. I've heard that the human brain is designed to prevent us from certain types of growth and limit decision making (that could be beneficial) on a very [...]
