addiction is an insidious disease that's always lurking nearby like a snake ready to strike.

achieving true sobriety goes beyond abstinence. it's also about healing your soul, apologizing for damage you did to other, and seeking forgiveness.

The path to wholeness starts by loving yourself. It always starts there. If you love yourself, you will do whatever it takes to restore your health and happiness.

As Spinoza or someone very much like him once said . . .

You don’t pay attention man/that’s why your money is the size of your attention span.

Your life is your art.

Travel is the ultimate inspiration.

A man will fight harder for his interests than for his rights. Men are moved by only two mechanisms: fear and self-interest. Victory belongs to the most persevering.

The sports of children satisfy the child.

The die-hard opinions of George III couched in the language of Edmund Burke.

Excitement is the more practical synonym for happiness, and it is precisely what you should strive to chase. It is the cure-all.