Welcome back to you all. From Booze to Buddha is a program about personal and spiritual growth. I share myself and my stories openly as a mentor who would simply show how they have accomplished something, what they did to achieve it and be an example.

I've been working, meditating and growing! How about you? Welcome or Welcome back today listen to what you can expect in the days to come. - Namaste!

In an effort to be of service I share my experiences and the things in my life that are hard. It is my intention to show how I use what I have learned to break though the barriers that feel like the challenge that I need to push myself though.

In an effort to take 100% responsibility for my life I feel I need to explore it more to know what it means.

Today I take responsibility for my life and what it is becoming. I learned this through my behavior and the wisdom of the 12 Steps of AA. I have since learned that this is considered the first principle of success. - Now I can see why.

Today I begin by thanking you the listener and as I do I begin to talk on several topics while expressing my gratitude. - Really Thanks for listening! - Namaste!

These past few episodes have been about exploring root causes of suffering and behavior. In my thoughts about it and my recent experiences the subject of values came up. I immediately saw how the importance we each place on our higher values is a guidi...

The fourth step of Alcoholics Anonymous is about me taking a good long look at myself and my behavior. Well once I began studying Buddhism I saw how this is just like looking at root causes and the causes of suffering in my life.

In the second Noble Truth of the Buddha he states that the cause of all our suffering is our own desires. Another way to describe this that helps me to better understand it and work toward alleviating it is to think of desires as expectations.

Today I further discuss root causes because for me this is a great way to look at my behavior and work to making better choices.