Deepak Chopra said "Balance is the secret ingredient to a happy and meaningful life." In this episode we look at that and five other quotes to build our own plan to create balance in our life. We talk about the balance between work and pleasure, between giving and receiving and between seriousness and levity. Get out your journal and start taking action ideas as you build balance in your life by finding it inside.

Today's episode looks at the three stages of relapse: emotional relapse, mental relapse and finally physical relapse. We examine ways to recognize problem areas in stages 1 and 2 which result in physical relapse and how to ask for help and intervention to avoid stage 3. The key is continuously improving in our recovery everyday. No interruptions. No hiccups. No weekends off.

Where are you in your recovery? In your life situation? Do you know what your "enough is enough" is? Do you have the courage to rise up and overcome it? Or you like so many guys in recovery who are paralyzed by reluctance, ignorance or fear? I like the quote from The Awakening "Sometimes you reach to a point when enough is enough. Sometimes you have to just be done, just done and nothing else."

In today's episode we look at muscle memory in recovery. Taylor Mali, an American poet and educator, said "The memory is a muscle, the more you use it, the stronger it gets." Join us as we look at four key aspects of this muscle memory: consistency, positivity, steadfastness and endurance. In closing we see that even courage can be a key aspect of our muscle memory for recovery.

Are you convinced that there is no way that you will ever be one to be totally free from addiction? What keeps you resigned to this negative view of your future? In today's episode we look at five areas of loss that can keep us stuck in negativity. Then we flip the script and discuss the "I Can" attitudes that usher in the feelings of Why Not Me? Doubt doesn't have to disappear, but we need to recognize it and replace it with confidence!

Today's walkabout episode takes us to Dire Straits Park. We'll look at difficult, desperate and dangerous times that you may have faced in your addiction. Then we'll see what others wrote in the journals about how they survived extreme conditions, made some extreme choices but found their way through the Dire Straits to sail forward in recovery. The quote by American actor Joshua Graham rings true "I survived because the fire inside me burned brighter than the fire around me."

Today's episode is the last walkabout in Change Park. This one is on the In The Moment Trail. This trail focuses on staying in the moment, embracing the moment and enjoying the moment, rather than reacting to it. The 5-4-3-2-1 exercise is introduced as a powerful tool to stay in the moment and create a "muscle memory" that we can utilize at any moment.

Are you currently going through a transition or change this year? Perhaps your time in rehab is coming to a close and you need to find a place to live. Maybe you have a job opportunity in another town, state or province. This episode looks at living where you have an opportunity for the best quality of life in 3 aspects: health, happiness and hope. And if you are not moving, you're settled this is an excellent episode to focus on improving your quality of life where you are.