August Compassion

 

Chicago Triathlon

Be Yourself

I was out running today in preparing for the Chicago Triathlon and thought a lot about being better, doing better, and accepting where I am.  The fact is that I love to run, swim, bicycle and be a part of something.  I don't need to BE someone.  I am someone. I am me and I have a right to be here.

My Brother Andy's Birthday

Miracles

Sometimes I need to remember that laughter is the BEST medicine

Freedom

 

I have been dealing with some very hardcore cases of hopeless addiction, denial and self-defeating behavior.  I cannot get over how much I believe that people truly can change just because I did.  I work so hard to inspire and motivate.  It leaves me exhausted. But...I am free.

One Love, One Peace

 

  

Today, I received the latest and third cd album just released by my friend, Emmanuel Jal. It is amazing and brought me right back to the beginning of my sober jounrey toward freedom. It made me remember how good it felt to be fresh and new and how each new experience seemed like a miracle. It made me remember each mile of the Disney Marathon on 1-10-10 and the Chicago Marathon on 10-10-10. It made me remember life as new and alive every day.

Today is the closing day of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London and the day we will celebrate the Sober Summer Olympics at Spencer Recovery Centers, Florida.  We are doing a Dodecathalon, based on the Decathalon, the events are as follows:

1.                 Swim 12 lengths of pool

2.                 Say the “Serenity Prayer”

3.                 Jump Rope 12 times

4.                 Soccer Ball Kick

5.                 12 Push-Ups

6.                 Basketball Free Throw

7.                 Frisbee Disc Throw

8.                 Water Balloon Toss

9.                 12 Sit-Ups or Jumping Jacks

10.               12 Second Hula Hooping

11.               12 Second Meditation

12.               Run around the block and across the finish line

London Olympics 2012

Endurance - I never give up.

August - The Month of Compassion