eight step recovery

Help during the holiday season

Struggling over the holiday period? Or are you just struggling period? Recovery doesn't have to be a struggle. So why…

December 24, 2019

Is there an Opiate Crisis? or is it just one crisis after another?

Hi there, apologies for not being so regular. I'm making a commitment to tune back in once a month. In…

April 2, 2019

Abstinence or harm reduction ?

What I'm Thinking Everyone's recovery is unique. Once upon a time, there was the strong binary opinion of all or…

May 15, 2018

Thoughts without a sTinker

What I'm Thinking Thinking can get us into trouble. Thoughts without a sTinker is the way of the liberated. When…

February 22, 2018

Buddhist Recovery Summit

Over a hundred people gathered at the Buddhist Recovery Summit in Lacey, Washington to share their knowledge and passion for…

November 6, 2017

Recovery capital

What I'm Thinking The world needs recovery right now. These past few months we've had mudslides in Sierra Leone, Hurricanes…

October 3, 2017

Step eight: Helping others to share the benefits we have gained

When the Prince Siddhartha glimpsed the Fourth Sight, a mendicant begging for alms in the streets, he was inspired to…

April 4, 2016

Going forth: a look at step six again

Watch your thoughts; they become stories. Watch your stories; they become excuses. Watch your excuses; they become relapses. Watch your…

February 1, 2016

Accidents, slips and relapse

I had an accident early December. My doctor prescribed me some medicine for a tongue fungus, that caused a numbing…

December 31, 2015

Step seven: Making every effort to stay on the path of recovery

Once you think you’ve got recovery, you’ve lost your recovery. Because what is recovery? It is a path that can…

November 7, 2015