By Fran Dancing Feather As an American Indian journalist for longer than the last twenty years, I have experienced both cultural resentment and spiritual awakening. Journalists have been called, “The Watchdogs of Society”. Some of us feel the responsibility to uncover and reveal deceptions often glossed over by the media, the hiding and justifying of [...]
Continue Reading...Addiction is a brain disease, not a choice, says the American Society of Addiction Medicine By Missy Wilkerson Described in the Alcoholics Anonymous Big Book as “cunning, baffling, powerful,” addiction often seems as inscrutable as the human mind itself. Its reach is widespread: Else Pedersen, executive director of Bridge House, estimates 10 to 15 percent [...]
Continue Reading...by Geneen Roth She wrote the outstanding book, Women, Food and God which was featured on Oprah. One of Geneen’s articles was featured on Soulseeds’ Seed Exchange. This article was first published in Good Housekeeping. There are some things in life you take for granted: Your children will outlive you. No matter how tough it [...]
Continue Reading...The following interview is a story that needs to be retold and is daily in the rooms of Alcoholics Anonymous. The details may vary, but the results are the same whether it is a famous celebrity or an average person. We addicts have the same choices; Recovery and Life or Death, Institutions and Jails. Thank [...]
Continue Reading...We are pleased to invite anyone, with a problem with alcohol and currently in recovery for at least one year, to send us something you have written about recovery. We are all story tellers and that innate ability has helped many of us share about ourselves and uncover truths, as well as assist others find [...]
Continue Reading...The story of my life and my 45 years of alcohol and drug abuse, how I recovered and what my life is like now is intended to help others recover. It is an illustration that we can end this debilitating disease’s devastation of our families. We have a choice and an opportunity to ensure that [...]
Continue Reading...by Lauran Neergaard: Associated Press Addiction isn’t just about willpower. It’s a chronic brain disease, says a new definition aimed at helping families and their doctors better understand the challenges of treating it. “Addiction is about a lot more than people behaving badly,” says Dr. Michael M. Miller of the American Society for Addiction Medicine. [...]
Continue Reading...by Fran Dancing Feather As sleepy sunrise glows behind the north east mesa during monsoon season, the sky is streaked with deep gray clouds illuminated by a salmon glow that promises the day ahead. The insects who will fill the day have not yet began their mission and the path is silent and filled with [...]
Continue Reading...Our fellowship and the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous repeatedly relate stories of one alcoholic helping another. There is a chapter entitled ”Working With Others”. Our founders stressed that we had to seek out others afflicted with our disease and tell them how we did it; our hands always have to open to receive newcomers. [...]
Continue Reading...by Ian Lawton I’ve given plenty of examples that describe intentions wrapped in ego. Let me end with a wonderful example of intentions that include a healthy sense of self. The more I understand of the life of Betty Ford who passed away this past week, the more impressed I am. She was a true [...]
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