Recently a convicted felon wrote columnist “Dear Abby” lamenting he was “on a one-way trip down a road that leads nowhere.” The man said he felt hopeless about his future behind bars and signed his name “Inmate on a Dead End.” A few weeks later, another reader of the column wrote to say: “I want| The Phoenix Spirit
Does competition and recovery from addiction have a place in our journey?| The Phoenix Spirit
Raising little kids is hard. After a grueling day it's mommy this and daddy that. And I don't like macaroni and cheese any more. And why can't I jump on the couch?! Then it's scream, scream and tears because my tummy hurts. Besides I don't want to go to bed tonight. And by the way,| The Phoenix Spirit
Serenity is not in things but in what we make of things. —Epictetus, Greek Stoic Philosopher (55-135 AD) Some of us are truly happy over the long haul. However, most of us don't know how to sustain authentic happiness. We may give ourselves some thrills in the short run but are unclear how to maintain| The Phoenix Spirit
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Hidden shame is a powerful emotional and physiological reaction. It fills our being in covert ways. It can cause us to become violent or withdrawn from life and it can prompt us to bring out the better parts of ourselves in ways we never expected. It is both a curse and a blessing. Typically we| The Phoenix Spirit
Gaming disorder, recently recognized by the World Health Organization as a disease, affects only a small proportion of people who engage in digital- or video-gaming activities. But for those affected, the addiction can be all-consuming, controlling the mind. Gaming addict Julian Struksheats tells his story in this interview with The Phoenix Spirit. The interview has| The Phoenix Spirit
Hi, my name is John Tolo. Here is my recovery story. I grew up in the toughest ghetto in New England outside of New York City. My family was the only white family in a neighborhood that was mostly Black and Hispanic. We moved there in 1972, at a time when racial tensions were high.| The Phoenix Spirit
Julia Edelman says good-bye after years with The Phoenix Spirit| The Phoenix Spirit
Good character is doing the right thing when nobody else is looking. When I first met Jamil I didn’t know what to think. He is a charming, funny and intelligent man from Somalia who is active in his community here in the States. He helps many of his own country persons to make it in| The Phoenix Spirit