One of the obstacles to the rehabilitation of the drug addict is the lack of desire. By the time the addict gets into serious drug use, drugs have become an integral part of…
A Resident’s Testimony Self-worth is the sense of being good enough and worthy of belongingness and love from others. I grew up in a broken and dysfunctional family. My Mom who used to…
Someone once asked me what are some of the most important values that a parent can teach his kids. I said that values are very personal matters. Not everyone shares the same values. Still there are many…
It was the poet Robert Frost who said, “The reason why worry kills more people is that more people worry than work.” He’s right. We spend so much time worrying about just about everything. We…
I have never ceased to be amazed at how stubborn the love of a mother for her children is. Even when her son seems to be hopelessly entangled in all kinds of trouble of his own making,…
I have often said that I think every mother should get a medal. Why? For being a mother, that’s why. And that’s not at all easy. Perhaps the medal that should be given most often…
There is the mistaken belief about God that when we offend Him, He walks away from us and leaves us on our own. Not true. We do not control God’s behavior. We cannot dictate God how He…
Addicts don’t become serious cases overnight. It takes a while. After they get into drugs, their lives start to fall apart and they go from bad to worse until they drop out of mainstream society. What makes…