Think about the stigma that is attached to the idea that alcoholism is a disease, an incurable illness, and you have it. That's a terrible thing to inflict on someone. Labeling alcoholism as a disease, a cause unto itself, simply no longer fits with what we know today about its causes.

Stress comes from the way you relate to events or situations.

Alcohol and drugs are not the problems; they are what people are using to help themselves cope with the problems. Those problems always have both physical and psychological components- anything from anemia, hypoglycemia, or a sluggish thyroid to attention deficient disorder, brain-wave pattern imbalances, or deep emotional pain.

Most of the time, we respond to life without taking a moment

If you examine your motive for doing anything, you'll soon discover that your reason is that you believe it will make you happy.

The true source of happiness is within each of us.

Stress and anxiety cause our brains to release chemicals that put lines in our faces and tear us down emotionally and spiritually.