May 1, 2022 | #CelebrateRecovery, 10000 Beds, 10KBeds, 501c3 Nonprofit Organization, Activity, Addiction, Addiction recovery, Ah Ha Moments, Alcohol, Be A Good Parent, Be Present, be the better person, Believe, Bouquet, Call Your Mom, Choose Life, Do it!, Drugs, Flowers, May Day
Do you remember when May Day was celebrated by delivering little bouquets of fresh cut flowers to your neighbors? No? Well, I’ve definitely dated myself, haven’t I? Ah well. I feel young! When I really was young (obviously centuries ago), my Mom would help...
Nov 15, 2021 | #CelebrateRecovery, 10000 Beds, A Minute A Day, Addiction recovery, Ah Ha Moments, Graitude
It’s a simple word, but the word spelled out with only nine letters is truly enormous in terms of how a person’s life comes together. G-R-A-T-I-T-U-D-E Brit Moran once said, “Even in the chaos of everyday life, moments of gratitude remind us to hold...
Dec 11, 2018 | #CelebrateRecovery, #changeperceptions, Addict, Addiction, Addiction recovery, Ah Ha Moments, Behavior, Challenges, Change, Choice, Choose Life, Clean & Sober, confidence, Meetings
The road to recovery. When encountering this phrase I immediately think of a road trip. Going from a place of origin to a place of destination. If our place of origin is Rock Bottom and our destination is Recovery Life, then a treatment center might be considered the...
Jul 19, 2017 | Addict, Addiction, Ah Ha Moments, Denial, Signs of addiction
It’s hard to know. I mean, we all have down days. We all need quiet time sometimes. We all have blood shot eyes on occasion. Allergies, right? It’s hard to know if someone has a substance abuse issue. Many are high-functioning in their addiction M-F, but...
Dec 29, 2016 | 501c3, Addiction, Addiction Treatment, Ah Ha Moments, Changing Lives, donate, Goals, Heroes, Hope, Instilling Hope, Shine
Dear friends, As many of you know, I was a nonprofit consultant and professional speaker before launching 10,000 Beds, but chose to walk away from what was a very fun and even lucrative career when our family was hit again by the disease of addiction several years...
Oct 4, 2016 | Addiction, Ah Ha Moments, HLOC, Instilling Hope, IOP, Moments of Change, Recovery, Saving Lives, Scholarship, Sober Living, Treatment
So many people have been working in the addiction industry and saving lives for a long time! We’ve only just begun! And with almost $1,000,000 in awarded scholarships, we are just starting. There are so many more lives that can be saved!We hope you will help us...
