Don’t waste your time trying to control the uncontrollable, or trying to solve the unsolvable, or think about what could have been. Instead, think about what you can control and solve the problem you can solve with the wisdom you have gained from both your victories and your defeats in the past.–David Mahoney

Everybody my friend, everybody lives for something better to come. That’s why we want to be considerate of every man.–Who knows what is in him? Why was‚ he‚ born and what‚ can he‚ do?–Maxim Gorky (The Lower Depths)

Host Kurt Swensen talks with special guest Joel Robison about mental health and family.

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Using data from the 2007 National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services (N-SSATS), the primary objective of this report is to examine general characteristics of the 587 facilities (4 percent of all facilities nationwide) that offered acupuncture as a part of substance abuse treatment. Selected comparisons are made between facilities that offered acupuncture and all substance abuse treatment facilities in general.

Many people in recovery experience a tremendous amount of physical pain. At times it’s the pain of past trauma, or the pains of withdrawal. Many people that come to us for “detoxing” and getting clean/sober are addicted to pain meds. The question then becomes how we manage somebody’s pain without putting more addictive narcotics back into the body. We have devised an amazingly strong analgesic formula that is non addictive, natural, and non habit forming.

The majority of us lead quiet, unheralded lives as we pass through this world. There will most likely be no ticker-tape parades for us, no monuments created in our honor. But that does not lessen our possible impact, for there are scores of people waiting for someone just like us to come along; people who will appreciate our compassion, our unique talents. Someone who will live a happier life merely because we took the time to share what we had to give. Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have a potential to turn a life around. it’s overwhelming to consider the continuous opportunities there are to make our love felt.–Leo Buscaglia

Host Kurt Swensen holds an open forum to talk about addiction & recovery as he takes live instant messenger questions from listeners.

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Real education should educate us out of self into something far finer–into a selflessness which links us with all humanity.–Nancy Astor

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Be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind. Talk health, happiness, and prosperity to every person you meet. Make all your friends feel there is something in them. Look at the sunny side of everything. Think only of the best, work only for the best, and expect only the best. Be as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own. Forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future. Give everyone a smile. Spend so much time improving yourself that you have no time left to criticize others. Bee too big for worry and too noble for anger.–Christian D. Larsen (Creed for Optimists)