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Clarity of Purpose

May 13, 2017

A Zen master once asked me, ‘Why do you eat?” I replied that I eat to sustain my body. I then asked him why he ate. He smiled at me […]

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Getting to Wow

May 7, 2017

Part of savoring life entails the capacity to experience “wow.” Wow is when you feel wonder or awe. You might experience this on special occasions, such as the birth of […]

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Nicotine

Apr 28, 2017

With the concern with the opioid overdose epidemic, it is easy to overlook the most insidious and malignant of all addictive substances: nicotine. Tobacco use results in nearly a half […]

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Sparking the Flame of Addiction

Apr 16, 2017

The flame of addiction burns in nearly 1 out of every 3 people (if one includes food addiction). This results in hundreds of thousands of deaths each year and great […]

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Renunciation and Recovery

Apr 9, 2017

In a previous blog I talked about the value of renunciation. Renunciation is an act that cultivates freedom and joy. How does renunciation apply to recovery? Renunciation is one of […]

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Renunciation

Apr 2, 2017

These days renunciation gets a bad rap. People think of it as deprivation. This could not be further from the truth. Rather than deprivation, renunciation is liberation. It is liberation […]

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Joy

Mar 22, 2017

Healing and recovery are about cultivating joy. After all, it is joy which we want to realize in our lives. It is joy that enables our purpose to savor life. […]

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Freedom from Addiction

Mar 17, 2017

Freeing yourself of addiction is difficult, but possible with effort, support, guidance, and practice. It requires first seeing clearly how addiction harms you and others. Understand in your bones that […]

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Addictive Behaviors

Mar 9, 2017

People disagree about what are addictive behaviors. If a behavior meets the definition of addiction (compulsion, loss of control, continued behavior despite harmful consequences), then the behavior is a behavioral […]

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