Are You a Fixer
My name is Chris and I am a “fixer.” I am attracted to people who have problems and think that if I only make them happy, do something different, change myself or sacrifice my time or resources they will change and be happy. Somewhere in my life I felt as if it was my responsibility to
I Am Powerless and Humble…
** This blog is dedicated to my daughter and anyone who suffers from an addiction, as well as the loved ones that are standing by watching, loving and encouraging them to wholeness again.** The 12 steps are a group of principles, spiritual in nature, that are to be practiced as a way of life for
What is YOUR Addiction?
“I have absolutely no pleasure in the stimulants in which I sometimes so madly indulge. It has not been in the pursuit of pleasure that I have periled life and reputation and reason. It has been the desperate attempt to escape from torturing memories, from a sense of insupportable loneliness and a dread of some
Self-Love
This is an excerpt from Chapter 5 Believe in Yourself of "Choosing the Life You Were Born to Live: How Changing Your Thoughts Will Change Your Life" by Chris Sopa published by Balboa Press. Click here to purchase your copy! Self-Love “Love yourself, accept yourself, forgive yourself and be good to yourself, because without you the rest
The Power of Choice
This is an excerpt taken from Chapter 4, “The Power of Choice” from “Choosing the Life You Were Born to Live: How Changing Your Thoughts Will Change Your Life” by Chris Sopa. Click here to purchase your copy! “We did not come here to make choices. We already made our choices. What we are here to
Your 7 Impossible Things
This is taken from Chapter 3 ~ Overcoming Limiting Beliefs from "Choosing the Life You Were Born to Live: How Changing Your Thoughts Will Change Your Life" by Chris Sopa, published by Balboa Press. Click here to purchase your copy! "One great way to see where your fears lie is to bring them up in your
Waiting for Normal
"Hunger, thirst, cold, fatigue, your own physical and mental limitations - you will feel all of these. This teaches you about nature, more than that, you come face to face with yourself." ~Willi Unsoeld If your life has been anything like mine over the last year, high and low tides rather than "smooth sailing" has been
A Precious Human Life
“Every day, think as you wake up, Today I am fortunate to have woken up, I am alive, I have a precious human life, I am not going to waste it, I am going to use All my energies to develop myself To expand my heart out to others, To achieve enlightenment for The benefit of all beings, I am going to have kind
Finding Meaning
“Suffering ceases to be suffering at the moment it finds a meaning.” ~Victor Frankl, “Man’s Search for Meaning” We have all heard the phrase, “what does not kill me makes me stronger.” Let’s face it, some of us have had some pretty bad things happen in our lives…terrifying, heart-wrenching things. Things we do not want to think
