What is the essence of the support we need to live our lives with compassion for all, and a sense of aliveness within us? How can we navigate the cross currents in our lives yet be true to our hearts? How do we find time to have supportive friends close…
In honor of the first maples tapped this spring, below please find a poem written five years ago. So far, the flow has been light.
What is spirituality for a sober person? How do alcoholics, especially managers, address the spiritual crisis they feel within? For many of us, do we really have any idea what a spiritual life consists of? In the book Spiritual Evolution: A Scientific Defense of Faith by George Vaillant, spirituality is defined as…
When does sobriety become a realistic alternative to using drugs and alcohol? How do executives and managers know when social drinking becomes heavy drinking, and then becomes impossible to stop? If we have sunk so low how can recognize a deep spiritual crisis? Spiritual crises happen to us every day.…
What makes an alcoholic or addict different? In what ways are my perceptions of reality changed by addictive thoughts and behaviors? Can executives and managers recover? The author and psychologist Craig Nakken writes, “Addiction, on its most basic level, is an attempt to control and fulfill our desire for happiness.” He goes…
