In this episode, I share about a game that I created to help get Maddie into a healthy habit of reading. I created a 30 day challenge for us to play by using ping-pong balls. This is a game where she earns “reading tokens” to later use for electronic device time. Looking forward to keeping you posted.

In this episode, I share about a recent documentary that I saw on Netflix about minimalism. I believe that this is the perfect next step for my recovery. Decluttering all of the junk that I have accumulated and starting fresh. Getting rid of things that I don’t want or need. Not holding onto items that are just taking up space and are rarely used. I’m excited about finding out what I really need in life and what is really important.

In this episode, I share how my recovery over the last year is quite similar to using a bottom plow. Three years ago, I worked on getting sober from drugs and alcohol. Two years ago, I worked on debting, money and eating. Last year, in 2020, I focused on sex and love...which feels like using a bottom plow to turn over all the dirt from childhood.

In this episode, I share a few thoughts and suggestions that I had in a conversation this morning with my action partner about his local restaurant. Instead of focusing on what to cut in spending, if he would focus on increasing revenue, that would be much smarter. 10X the amount of efforts on videos for marketing, 10X the energy spent on making sure we don’t run out of frozen Grab-N-Go items. I suggested creating an “86 Inventory Report” to monitor and track what they run out of each and every day.

In this episode, I share how I received an email from our accountant with updates on the second round of the government’s Corona virus financial aid bill. This felt like being asked to go to the bar and take a drink. I started sneaking around my wife’s back and emailing the accountant. I am enough today. I shared about this on a DA phone meeting this morning and got an attaboy for sharing about it and not acting on the compulsion. I am going to pray that I can not debt...just for today.

In this episode, I share how in a meeting with my accountability partner recently, his suggestion to me was to expect nothing more from others. After Christmas 2020, my resentments were high following having to spend time with my siblings and a ton of family. Why? Why was I so disturbed by these folks. It was because I had expectations of different endings. Having expectations are resentments under construction. If I expect nothing more from others, then my serenity will stay high.

In this episode, I share a trick I learned about stretching your muscles on God’s time. Breathing through the stretch and not rushing it. Also, I share about a favorite quote that I heard this weekend from Hal, “The grief brings the healing, the healing brings the wholeness.” Finally, I share about being emotionally hungover now from a weekend with my family and my in laws. Today, I know it is ok to be emotionally hungover. I don’t have to hide it. I can own it and use my tools to work through it without acting out today.

In this episode, I share how Christmas 2020 was spent with my family. Everything revolving around food, I have to abstain from certain foods. It’s not for 30 days, it’s one day at a time.

In this episode, I document a decision that I need to pivot from and how I am working through the process. What was a neat idea of starting a big newsletter with paid advertising from other vendors has shifted with Covid-19. Plus, the creation of our digital ebook as allowed me to get it out to people via my Outlook email signature.

And this episode, I share about a recent acronym that I came up with after hearing someone share and mentioning the word “slip“ about 18 times and their qualification. It really frustrates me to hear the word slip and how some people slept so many times. We have to stop the behavior in order to find and have a conscious contact with Higher Power.