Right now an exciting new perspective on addiction is emerging. Johann Harri, author of Chasing The Scream, recently captured widespread public interest with his Ted talk Everything You Know About Addiction Is Wrong, where he concluded with this powerful statement:…
My friend, three days sober, again, after much longer stretches, is back at it.. scrambling for humility and nobility and humanity. I ask him, “What’s the plan now?” “Keep on keeping on” he answers. I wondered aloud “if we keep…
At a refuge recovery meeting in Chicago recently, I was inspired with the idea that I could use loving kindness to help with my addiction. As I reached for the usual late night salty snack, I paused. “May I be…
On this particular Wednesday afternoon I hadn’t yet realized what the previous weeks and months of manic running had caused. I was like a Greyhound dog sprinting a track. A side effect of being settled and present in the…
Addiction is the repetitive process of habitually satisfying cravings to avoid, change, or control the seemingly unbearable conditions of the present moment. This process of craving and indulgence provides short-term relief but causes long-term harm. It is almost always a…
I get wisdom from so many cool people. Noah Levine is one of the best and we’ve started a Refuge Recovery group where I’ve been witness to incredible, beautiful transformation of all kinds. For anybody who desire a spiritual…
On a long walk thru an avocado field in southern California I was telling someone about my life long battle with addiction. I tried to tell the story as real as I could but he interrupted me: “Let it…
I could easily write for a year about this cunning, baffling and powerful disease of addiction. Or, I could sum it up: We’ve all got a shit show within us and it’s literally only by grace we…
When I was little, we had a heater on the wall in our bathroom. I’d curl up on the floor in front of it, finding refuge in the heat and the time with my mom as she got ready for…
I woke up this morning deep in thought about a quote I first learned more than 20 years ago: “….practice these principles in all our affairs*” It’s from the last sentence of the 12th step of Alcoholics Anonymous… the infamous…