Abstinence is as easy for me as temperance would be difficult. ~ Samuel Johnson . The strong-willed Samuel Johnson, asked why he never touched wine, gave this answer. That’s well and good for him, but does it apply to milkshakes […]
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Humiliated Like a Stone
Before I was humiliated I was like a stone that lies in deep mud, and he who is mighty came and in his compassion raised me up and exalted me very high and placed me on the top of the […]
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I can only borrow trouble at high interest rates. ~ Anonymous. A Day at a Time: Daily Reflections for Recovering People (Hazelden Meditations) (Kindle Locations 559-560) The young among us may not remember the recent history of interest rates. Over […]
Continue reading »It’s a Relationship Problem
Anyway, I said something about not being equipped to do well in relationships. Then the weight-loss came up…and she says, “You know, that’s just a relationship, right? One with yourself.” ~ Patricia M. Relationship: [1] the way in which two […]
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Understand, then, that those who have faith are children of Abraham. ~ Galatians 3:7 NIV Never talk down to an alcoholic from any moral or spiritual hilltop; simply lay out the kit of spiritual tools for his inspection. Show him […]
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