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Hate Addict!

Hi. I'm Brad. I'm an alcoholic and addict. This line has crossed my lips a thousand times over the last 25+ years. I've been sober since February 24, 1993. I haven't had a drink...not one sip, or a toke...not one puff, or a snort...not…

I’m Stuck!

I'm Stuck! Man, this topic just keeps coming up this week! Friends, family, and stangers...all feeling stuck. "I'm not where I'm supposed to be." "I don't know what to do." "I'm stuck." Normal feelings. But what are they telling us? And more…

Thank You, Pain!

Pain sucks! No one (well almost no one) wishes for more of it. Even so, I've always believed that the toughest times in my life have somehow shaped me into what I am today. I believed it, but I really had no idea what it meant until I wrote…

Lessons Everywhere

This post has been percolating for the past couple days. This theme has been a constant for the last few years. A great morning conversation with my editor motivated me to sit down and blog. Life is grand...until it's not. Until it's not.…

Not Lost

Pondering. Tis the season of division and negative spotlight shining. It takes extra effort on my part to remember that MILLIONS of people in my community, in my country, and on my planet, do the good thing, the right thing, every day. Breathe…

Get Busy Living!

Do the things that make you happy...NOW! It seems that most people have a false sense of time...a false sense of a never-ending life on this planet. "I can always do that later " or "I'll do it tomorrow" or "I've got plenty of time". All things…

Be Willing!

As I read more and more posts, from more and more people, regarding the "state of things" these days, I see a subtle theme taking shape. It seems there needs to be an argument for every statement, no matter what that statement is, or what it…

Find Your Summit

Happy Friday! It's been a great week and I've been busy, busy, busy. My job and family keep me hopping, and with a nasty cold virus making its way through the house, it's been interesting. The weekend is right around the corner, and I'd like…