With recovery comes a new attitude toward self. We see that we find happiness by abstaining from compulsive overeating and seeking every day to do God’s will. New power and order enter into our daily activities, and we begin to […]
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Wildness of God
Sometimes it is the wildness of God, the untamable energies of the divine within creation, that the creatures alert us to. (Christ of the Celts, J. Philip Newell, p. 34) I need a wild god! I long to slough off […]
Continue reading »Irreducible
I know many words, useful tools they are. This one discovered today intrigues, inspires. Irreducible. Impossible to transform into or restore to a desired or simpler condition. Bare bones, essence, quintessence. The root, the core. Our commitment to abstinence first […]
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Lying is a particular talent of mine, fine-honed and polished with use. My sponsor knows when I hedge the truth. If an answer is generalized, minimized, or “fine” or “okay” she quickly dredges out the truth. What happens, though, when […]
Continue reading »Cast Your Burden on the Lord
To cast the burden means really to insist upon harmony and peace of mind, and to cease from worry and anxiety there and then. This leaves you free to go about your business in a serene frame of mind, following […]
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