Apr 25, 2023 | #CelebrateRecovery, #changeperceptions, 10000 Beds, 10000 Beds Partner, 501c3, 501c3 Nonprofit Organization, Addict, Addiction, Be A Good Listener, Be A Good Parent, Be A Good Spouse, Be Present, be the better person, Board Members, Changing Lives, Choose Life, connection, Courage, despair, Family, Forgiveness, homeless, Hope, jeff dougherty, lost sheep, Love
No matter where I go, it’s HOT! Even in the A/C I feel like I am melting. Is it me? Or is it simply life. Especially in August…just put me in a tub of ice and let me be! Think about the men and women living on the streets, now and in August, living in the...
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...
Oct 14, 2021 | #changeperceptions, #ontheAIR4recovery, 10000 Beds, 501c3 Nonprofit Organization, AA, Active Addiction, Addict, Addiction, Addiction Industry, Addiction recovery, Addiction Treatment, anxiety, Ask for help, authenticity, Be A Good Listener, Be Present, Behavioral Health, Blog, breathe, Changing Lives, Choose Life, Communication, Confidentiality, Counseling, Courage, Customer Service, effective leaders, effective leadership, emotion, emotional abuse, Emotions, ethical behavior, Honesty, how to be a better listener, human, Humility, Listen, listening, Mental Health, On The Air For Recovery, onebedonelife
Recently I received a request for help from a young person. They provided all the required information we need to award a scholarship, and ended their message with, “Thanx for the listen, Imma gonna die out here anyway, so if you can’t help, thx for...
Jun 5, 2021 | 10000 Beds, Addiction, Be Present, Honesty, Leader, Leadership, Professionalism, Witness
It was mid-term, seventh grade. I was in my home economics class and we had just finished ironing stencils on aprons. On that particular day we had a substitute. When the bell rang, the classroom emptied faster than I’d ever seen it, and before cleaning up the...
Mar 2, 2021 | #CelebrateRecovery, 10000 Beds, 10KBeds, Addiction, Addiction recovery, Addiction Treatment, Be Present, Behavior, Choice, Choose Well, Client First, Code of Ethics, Courage, Ethics, ethics done right, fast lane leader, fast-lane leadership, Habits, Honor, Integrity, Leader, Leadership, Moral Judgement, Morality, Nonprofit, Professionalism, Reputation, Rules
Rules are made to be broken. Right? Wrong! We all laugh when we hear the old adage, but unfortunately there are many who adopt this as their way of living. Successful leadership demands a higher level of behavior. At 10,000 Beds we hold ourselves to a high standard....
Sep 18, 2016 | Addiction, Be A Good Parent, Be A Good Spouse, Be Present, Employment, Family, Friends, Get Sober, Live Again, Remember, Respect, Self-Esteem, Self-Respect, Sober Life, Sober Living, Sobriety, Stop The Pain, Top 10
When you’ve come to that point in your drug- or alcohol-using life when you’re maybe thinking about getting clean and sober, ask yourself why it is that you really want to do this. While some of the following reasons may not apply to you, they are the top reasons for...
