Positive Alternatives

Positive Alternatives 5 Minute Thoughts - Sometimes you just need to sleep on it. We all get those days when things seem disconnected. Give it a little time, get a good rest, and get back at it the next day. You can do this!

Positive Alternatives 5 Minute Thoughts - The Thanksgiving holiday is special for families. This year we enjoyed the company of loved ones, a great basketball game in Milwaukee, and took advantage of some decent weather to get the Christmas decorations up in our yard.

Positive Alternatives 5 Minute Thoughts - Do you look the other way when someone you love has a problem with alcohol. Is there an easy answer? Or do you step into the probable argument and bravely push forward. What is the best path to follow? Life is not always seashells and balloons. The water can get choppy.

Positive Alternatives 5 Minute Thoughts - This past weekend I came home to find a drunk neighbor, his wife, and the police. The family has teen-agers who witnessed this...and who probably have seen it many times before. When the home is damaged, do all kids come out of it without lifelong emotional scars?

Perseverance and persistence. Twin sons from a different Mother. Stay the course and lead with love when it comes to leaving the better future. Eventually you will get that all important hug, and maybe if you're lucky....a cookie!

Life is a series of challenges and it is the choices you make when faced with those challenges that define who you are.

Positive Alternatives 5 Minute Thoughts - f you sit in court, as I do, and listen to DUI cases you just might start leaning to self driving cars as the best option for our future. We haven't learned how to use alcohol safely when it comes to driving cars and now we are steadily adding drugs to the mix. Keep your head on a swivel!

In this episode a Naperville dad gets punched by an employee, a local school finds out they failed where others succeeded, and there is one community in DuPage that pursues DUI-Drugs where others don't.

Positive Alternatives 5 Minute Thoughts - The tone is set from the top. We need leaders with character and not those who mislead; or tell you what you may want to hear. The Strong Leader will not worry about votes or keeping the job. The Strong Leader will tell you what you need to hear.

A conversation with a high ranking member of DuPage DUI Court leads to some stunning concerns. And, if you drink too much do you always recall what went on the night before?

Positive Alternatives 5 Minute Thoughts - I know it freaks some folks out...the thought of self driving cars but, if you sit in DUI court and see the crazy choices some folks make to drive impaired you might want to give it another look.

When we realize that "somebody" has to do something and then we further realize we are that "somebody" the result can be glorious. Persevere in your work and be that "somebody"!  You can also find us on Facebook as Positive Alternatives or on Instagram as papodcaster. 

Positive Alternatives 5 Minute Thoughts - Is it a beneficial method to go along and get along? Or is it sometimes better to say stop....let's back up and let's look at this in another way. In court I seldom see disagreement. Instead I see a very high level of cooperation. This cooperation is not always what is best for everyone involved. You can also find us on Facebook as Positive Alternatives or on Instagram as papodcaster. 

It's up to the parents to set the example they want there teens to follow. Many surveys tell us that parents are the leading influencers on how teens make choices when it comes to using alcohol and other drugs. Make the smart choices. You can also find us on Facebook as Positive Alternatives or on Instagram as papodcaster. 

Positive Alternatives 5 Minute Thoughts - If the first thing you do when you hear the news is to check the party affiliation or if you only listen to one news channel and make up your mind....you are probably not serving yourself or your world as best you are able. In order to build a better future you have to stop....and really, really listen.  You can also find us on Facebook as Positive Alternatives or on Instagram as papodcaster.