For years I was so busy building walls I did not see I was imprisoning myself behind them, and did not recognize this pattern as being addiction. My addictive thinking and behavior became the bars of my cell. Denying feeling empty inside, I constantly looked for new things to acquire, people to be around, substances to take, and new goals to achieve in order to feel better about myself. Over the last four decades I have focused on healing my addictive mind and helping others do the same.

If you believe you are an effect of the world around you - that your happiness is dependent on this thing or that person - then you are always going to be a victim of circumstance to one degree or another.

You may not have chosen what is happening to your body, but you can choose how you respond.

One of the most liberating personal discoveries I have made is the knowledge that whenever I am upset, there is another way of looking at any situation, person, or condition.

The roots of addiction can be seen in our search for happiness in something outside of our self, be it drugs, relationships, material possessions.

You can learn to direct yourself to be peaceful inside regardless of what is happening with your body.

I trust that no loving thought goes unnoticed, even when I do not see immediate gratitude or behavior changes in the other person.