Commitment in Spite of Doubt

Thought for the Week Timothy D. Stein, MFT, CSAT October 24, 2016 “Commitment is healthiest when it’s not without doubt but in spite of doubt.” –Rollo May It is easy to make a commitment when we are naïve or in denial.  A commitment made in the moment may...

Finding New Lands

Thought for the Week Timothy D. Stein, MFT, CSAT October 10, 2016 “One doesn’t discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.” –Andre Gide Recovery is a process of “discovering new lands.”  We are moving away from...

Success and failure go hand in hand.

Thought for the Week Timothy D. Stein, MFT, CSAT October 3, 2016 “We will stumble and fall in the learning process, but success can only be reached when we are prepared to take those steps, all of them, even the ones where we fail.” –Bob Proctor In...

Honesty Can Be Cruel

Thought for the Week Timothy D. Stein, MFT, CSAT September 26, 2016 “Honesty is the cruelest game of all, because not only can you hurt someone – and hurt them to the bone – you can feel self-righteous about it at the same time.” –Dave Van Ronk Many...

Maybe so, maybe not. We’ll see.

Thought for the Week Timothy D. Stein, MFT, CSAT September 19, 2016 Maybe so, maybe not.  We’ll see. There is a Chinese Proverb that goes something like this:  A farmer and his son had a beloved stallion who helped the family earn a living. One day, the horse...

You catch more flies with honey than vinegar.

Thought for the Week Timothy D. Stein, MFT, CSAT September 12, 2016 You catch more flies with honey than vinegar. As addicts working our program, we sometimes feel frustrated by the perceived lack of effort by others.  Sometimes this frustration is with other members...