I began this blog before the Uvalde, Texas, mass shooting. This horrible event, involving young school children, got much world...

On February 27, I celebrated my 90th year on the planet.  In all the years, alcohol was my only drug...

A 2021 report in the Courier Journal listed the concerns of Louisvillians. The recent attempt on the life of one...

Recently we wrote that the popular view of addiction in America is misinformed. The impression that addiction to alcohol and...

Vim: energy and enthusiasm.: Vigor: mental and moral strength. Virtualocity: The ability to move about among faces and places for...

In order to write a worthwhile little, I have to watch, listen and read a lot. I look for other’s...

As a nation, we celebrated Thanksgiving with thankfulness and civility. It was indeed a grateful deed. Though we should give...

I don’t use the words “mental illness” a lot. Brain Disorder, in our society at least, does not seem to...

We celebrated September as Recovery Month. For me and others, October has been Discovery Month. In that regard, I am...

Recent reports rightfully focus on the increase of homicides nationwide in 2020. The Federal Bureau of Investigation reports that homicides...

The seeming increase in reports from the press about alcohol and drug use and abuse is a double-edged sword. On...

On September 25, with the initiative of The Purpose of Recovery, the first annual Recovery Connection Rally in Orange County...

We are soldiering and smoldering on and fanning the flame of the reality of Recovery. We stand up, standout, speak...

Infrastructure is in the news. It’s about what it is and how to fund it. It appears there is some...

An Ode is poetic praise. Owed is a debt recognized. Freedom is due both. My favorite Ode is Ode to...

A recent exchange in “Dear Annie” with “Follow the Data” revisits an important, current discussion in addiction treatment. That this...

The Kentucky Voting Rights Coalition together has accomplished a lot in the last few months - Virtual Lobby Day for...

As schools reopen across the country thousands of first-time students face the prospect of something very new in their lives....

I’ve heard it said that “what is urgent is rarely important, and what is important is rarely urgent”. That may...

Started in 2006 as a small non-profit that focused on the "root causes" of poverty, Life Learning Center (LLC) has...