On awakening let us think about the twenty-four hours ahead. We consider our plans for the day. Before we begin, we ask God to direct our thinking, especially asking that it be divorced from self-pity, dishonest or self-seeking motives. ~ Alcoholics […]
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What Is a Power Greater than You?
Fear can become a power greater than myself. ~ Family Groups, Al-Anon. Courage to Change—One Day at a Time in Al‑Anon II (Kindle Locations 3916-3917). An old alcoholic known far and wide as “Barefoot” called his Higher Power “Charlie, My Very […]
Continue reading »Not My Food
I have a food plan, and when I eat it, that’s my food…but it’s mine without eating it, too. My food doesn’t make me reach for the Tums®, doesn’t block my emotions, make me near-comatose, cause mood swings like anger, […]
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I am learning to let go of my certainty about what other people should do. ~ Family Groups, Al-Anon. Courage to Change—One Day at a Time in Al‑Anon II (Kindle Location 3892). I know the rules. I’ve seen a shirt […]
Continue reading »Make Me a Laughing Fool…
It is better to heed a wise manʼs rebuke than to listen to the song of fools. Like the crackling of thorns under the pot, so is the laughter of fools. This too is meaningless. (Ecclesiastes 7:5-6 […]
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