Virtually all local TV in California is currently focused on wildfires, folks evacuating their homes, fire fighters brought in from all across California, heroes all, risking life and limb, united in a common effort.
As we all know - excluding arsonists and other contributing factors, e.g., high canyon winds, sizzling temperatures ... Read more
THURSDAY I'll present a recovery award at the SHARE! (Self-Help Recovery Exchange) Twelfth annual Recovery Awards Banquet in West Los Angeles, honoring some folks from NAMI Peer to Peer Project.
This mental-health-advocacy recovery organization is a marvelous example of the success of and need for alternatives/options in recovery, whether... Read more
Crazy, unsettling times can make us feel anxious, to say the least. Political campaigns are in final swing and passions rage. Global economics totter and many of us are directly affected. I recently received an alarming phone call from a dear old friend. Retired for many years, he's seen his modest investment plummet and he has real concerns. He's... Read more
Life's not always been peaches and cream since I escaped from active nicotine addiction over 15 years ago. Take the current global economic anxiety, for instance; although I've currently experienced concerns and outright momentary visceral fears, these negative feelings haven't been tied to temptations of cigarette "relief." I credit my... Read more