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  "What we live with we learn,
and what we learn
we practice, and what we
practice, we become...
and what we become
has consequences"...
AND almost always, I have
found, who we become
has little to do with who
we were meant to be.

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That's what this web site is about...

...It is a journey to find who we were meant to be.

THE JOURNEY...
Follow me as we
start our journey.
A Journey to find...
'Our True Selves'.

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Some say love, it is a river
that drowns the tender reed
Some say love, it is a razor
that leaves your soul to bleed
Some say love, it is a hunger
an endless aching need
I say love, it is a flower,
and you it's only seed

It's the heart, afraid of breaking
that never learns to dance
It's the dream, afraid of waking,
that never takes a chance
It's the one who won't be taken,
who cannot seem to give
And the soul, afraid of dyin',
that never learns to live

When the night has been too lonely,
and the road has been too long
And you think that love is only for the lucky and the strong
Just remember in the winter far beneath the bitter snows,
Lies the seed, that with the sun's love, in the spring becomes The Rose

 

This Web Site:
We start at the beginning and talk about early recovery here...


Why At Columbine High
And what can we do to prevent it from happening over and over again...


Shame: Spiritual Suicide
More information for our recovery process...


What is Love
And what It Isn't!...But how would we know...


Relationship Love
Where did we learn how to have a loving relationship...


Our Wounded Inner Child
We must first know the child is there and has been wounded...


Wounded Inner Child...Part 2
If we don't deal with this issue we might be kidding ourselves about any long term recovery...


Healing For Our Child Within...
The Child of long ago..The child who never was..Can now be...


Abuse: The Family Epidemic:
We look at the growing cancer in our families and even talk about cures...


Abusive Parenting Or Care-taking:
Today's children are the first generation in modern history to know that is is wrong to hurt them...


Co-dependency...The Recovery Killer:
Why we must face and deal with it if we expect the most from Recovery....


Co-dependency...The Family Killer:
How The Co-dependent parent often unintentionally destroys the family...


What Is Co-Dependency?
Who Has It? How Did I Get It? And Is It Catching?


Why Do We Spank Our Children
And what long range effect will it have...


Ten Reasons Not To Hit Your Child
Is hitting Normal for "Normies"?...


Society's Betrayal Of The Child
We take a look at the Hidden cruelty in child-rearing and the roots of violence...


The Legacy Of Family Violence
More light is shown on "society's dirtiest little secrets"...


Finding Balance
A look at some of the priorities for Interdependence and Joyful Living...


Juvenile Delinquency:
We take a look at what happens when our children start acting out "The Family Secrets"...


Sex And Love Addictions:
Another "Family Secret" is looked at and just how "huge" of a problem it is...


Anger:
We take a deep look at what healthy anger is and why it is so important to feel and express it in An appropriate way...


Workaholism:
Why Addiction To Work is really just A way to distract us from recovery...


Traditional Family Values:
What a surprise when we look at how it really was back then and compare it to now...


The Mixed Messages Of Society:
Some of the most powerful work I have ever seen on recovery...


After The Tears...The Only Way Out Is Through:
A brief overview of what we all have to go through in our recovery process...


The Importance Ge neology Plays In Recovery:
We Take A Look At Our Past From A Different Perspective...That Is Vital To Our Recovery...


Religion & Religious Addiction:


Hypocrites:
The exposure of the "secrets" almost always reveals the hypocrisy... When and how can Religion become an addiction?... And just how bad can it get?...


My Spiritual Awakening:
What I needed to understand before I could have a spiritual Awakening...


Who Are The People Of The Lie:
It Becomes Very Clear As We Look At The Characteristics...


Books & Stories On Recovery:
Our recovery process develops as we allow more new information in...


The Secret History Of Alcoholism:
A global look at some of our better keep secrets...


Growing Up Normal
Growing up in a dysfunctional home to be a "normie"...


Facing Dyslexia In Recovery
How often to we consider dyslexia in our recovery process...?


Who Are The 'NORMIES'?:
What does "normal" mean?


Jim's Story:
I start on a journey using my life as an example...


A World In Search Of Happiness:
Trying to find fulfillment...and what keeps us from finding it...


The Theology of Prostitution:
The Church's confused view of women...


Freedom's Follies:
In Recovery we learn to think for ourselves...Not just how we are told to think...


The Amazing Grace Movement:
Why Religion Must Give Way To Spirituality...


Religion's Hypocrisy
We take a look at some of the secrets of our fallen religious leaders...


Separation Of Church And State...
In Recovery we must break the fantasy bond to gain spirituality...


Christians And Recovery
How Pride Blocks Most Christians From Recovery...


Finding A New Family Of Choice:
We learn to give help and support to each other as we grow through each step...










And Always Keep In Mind The Most Important Factor

  "What we live with we learn,
and what we learn
we practice, and what we
practice, we become...
and what we become
has consequences"...
AND almost always, I have
found, who we become
has little to do with who
we were meant to be.




If you're visiting here for the first time, please check out the other links and come back often. Follow the links and remember...

THIS SITE IS LIKE RECOVERY—ALWAYS OPEN AND LEARNING!

(Est. 4.15.96)



DISCLAMER: Before you start to look at the material that I have assembled for you I want to make clear that I claim very little original authorship here. Even where I don't give credit I probably should because there are very few original words of wisdom left in recovery. I want to especially thank Terry Kellogg, whom I do believe has a lot of original stuff, John Bradshaw whom I believe has the ability to synthesize others material better that anyone I know, and I guess if we wanted to be completely accurate we should not quote the serenity prayer out of content nor without giving credit to the author. I also want to give permission to anyone to use anything on this site for the benefit of recovery as long as they do not make any more money off of it. This offer only extends to what I have the right to give.


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