Darryl S. Duke

I love life and people. I also enjoy writing about things that can help others find greater happiness. I know many people have negative and often misunderstood conceptions about alcoholism and addiction. My goal is to help remove the shame and stigma associated with what most experts now agree is a progressive, chronic, relapsing, and sometimes deadly brain disease.

Practicing A Simple Spirituality

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My definition of spirituality is a simple one; try to practice love, kindness, understanding, and tolerance toward others and ourselves. However, as I’m sure most of us know, this isn’t always easy to do. Sometimes people can irritate us and we may not react well toward them. Or worse. Someone may make us angry and … Read more

It Takes “GUTS” To Be Funny About Addiction

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Although this post may at first seem like some of my other posts where I reveal something from my life or my book in order to help others. I promise it’s not about me or my book, but about someone else and their book. Read on and you’ll see. I was recently told by someone … Read more

I’m Standing My Ground On This

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“I rather have my house robbed, than have someone with a gun watch my neighborhood. And I, especially, rather have it robbed, than hearing of a teenager losing their life simply for standing their ground.” ~Darryl Duke That quote may have been written out of anger over a recent sensationalized shooting of a teenager because … Read more

Setbacks And Plateaus Give Us A Chance To Grow

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No matter how positive we try to be in life or what our beliefs are, we can still experience setbacks at times. A setback can be defined as an unanticipated or sudden check in progress; a change from better to worse. Some setbacks that come to mind are ones in our health, our finances, and … Read more

Are AA’s Eleventh And Twelfth Traditions Outdated?

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A few pages inside the AA book Twelve Steps And Twelve Traditions is the date of the first printing, which shows 1953. At the end of the book, it lists a general synopsis of the Traditions. The Eleventh Tradition states. “Our public relations policy is based on attraction rather than promotion; we need always maintain … Read more