Darryl Duke's Blog, page 25

A Path With Detours Still Leads To The Same Place

“Sometimes when we’re on our chosen path in life; the one we hope leads us to our dreams. There may be detours along the way that fill us with fears and uncertainty. However, we shouldn’t worry or give up in those times. The important thing is to keep believing both in our dreams and ourselves, [...]

The Irony Of Our Beliefs

“I’ve talked with atheists who told me that science and logic convinced them there can’t be a god of any kind. Ironically, it was those same two things that helped me believe in the possibility of one.”

Ending The Stigma Of Addiction One Day At A Time

I wish I could get more involved with this film and the movement behind it. I guess I’ll just have to settle for continuing to use my blog to do so for now. The shame and stigma of addiction has to go away, and so does the anonymity. We don’t have to be anonymous but [...]

Achieving Greater Happiness Today And Tomorrow

“I do my best to live in the moment one day at a time. It’s not always easy, but my past and present show me that living this way is essential for greater happiness both now and in the future.”

Creating A Better Present For A Better Future

“Looking back over our lives and learning from the mistakes we made can help us create a better future, but only if we use what we learn to create a better present first.”

There’s Strength In Numbers

“One of the biggest strengths we can acquire in our sobriety is not being afraid to ask for the strength of others when we need it.”

Why I Began To Believe In A Creator

Here is another excerpt from my book. It’s from the beginning of the 9th chapter titled “Why I Began to Believe in a Creator.” I wrote about that and when I actually began praying in the shower. In the previous chapter I told of how I applied at a college to become a drug and [...]

Why I Began to Believe In A Creator

Here is another excerpt from my book. In the beginning of the 9th chapter titled “Why I began to believe in a Creator.” I wrote about when I actually began praying in the shower. I also explained why I searched for proof in a god. In the previous chapter I told of how I applied [...]

Feeling Good About Ourselves Even When We Don’t

My wife has a little piece of paper she cut out of some magazine that she keeps on the door of an overhead cabinet beside the sink in our kitchen. On it is a picture of a wooden plaque made of three vertical brown boards with rough rounded ends that has different sayings on it. [...]

Proving Ourselves Right

“One of the biggest obstacles that can get in the way of attaining greater faith is searching for proof there’s a god. I should know, I’ve done my share of searching. However, when I pray and believe proof will come, it always does.”