Writing of alcoholics, I wanted to provide what I believe to be their Top Ten Traits. I would love to hear back from you, about your ideas and any traits you think should also be on the list. Careless: Like a child, act without thinking. I want it now despite the consequences. Self-pity: Poor little ole me. Nobody understands me,…
Author: PJDowling
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Lead through Actions
In a Tweet I sent yesterday, I said “Leaders choices affect those who follow”. This was in response to an article from USA Today entitled “N.J. cop: Obama doesn’t follow Constitution”. In this article, a Special Police Officer (retired officer, working part time) asks a citizen to stop filming. The citizen says that he has a constitutional right to film,…
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Tossin and Turnin
Tonight, the stress and anxiety has gotten to me and I can’t sleep. It is 4:16 AM as I write this post, and I have been “tossin and turnin” since 2:30 AM or so. What is a person to do? Bobby Lewis sang about this whole “Can’t sleep” syndrome back in 1961 with his hit “Tossin and Turnin”. In his…
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Your Choices are Known Forever!
I hesitate to comment on the recent story of Ray Rice, because just commenting could put me into a no-win situation. Nevertheless, I feel this a good opportunity to highlight the impact of The Choices we Make: An opportunity to use Rice and this incident as a teaching moment. I think we could all use a remedial course, I know I…
Alcoholism, Liver Disease
An unforeseen consequence
While living the party life might sound good, there are some unforeseen consequences that most don’t really think about before beginning the party. If you haven’t already figured it out, alcoholism is one of those unforeseen consequences that we young people only pass off as being what happens to others. Alcoholism has many unforeseen consequences, including: losing your family, losing…
Abandonment, Alcoholism
Who is an alcoholic?
Growing up in an Irish family, with relatives and friends who seemed to perpetually gather throughout the year, I was no stranger to, nor was I fearful of alcohol. Although I had seen my parents fight at times because my dad had 1 to many to drink, they fought for other reasons as well. My grandfather even had a shot…
Alcoholism, Liver Disease
The Liver – What is it?
This post is the first on the topic of the liver. This post will attempt to introduce you to the liver, and how alcohol can affect the liver. Being the first post, it is a high level overview, and I will provide more detail in future posts. The effects of Alcoholism are many; health, wealth, family, and mind to name…
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The Greatest Choice I ever Made
I suppose that you could lump the contents of the story you are about to read into several choices that I made. In reality, there were several choices, but I combine them all into a single choice. A choice that in my life was monumental. In 2007, my wife had started to mysteriously disappear. She would come home late…