He did that on purpose. Unrepentant. How dare he? I used to put up with that, but not now, not in recovery, not when I’m trying, working so hard. Shut up, mind. Of course it’s resentment. He did it on […]
Continue reading »Category: 10th Step
Molding a Mind
One date six decades ago shaped my life, my thinking, my future. The day a nine-year-old me moved from the only home I knew, from friends, playmates, Brownies, church buddies to a small town so small the other fourth graders […]
Continue reading »Emerson’s Tenth Step
“Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities have crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with […]
Continue reading »Time takes Time
In thinking about our day we may face indecision. We may not be able to determine which course to take. Here we ask God for inspiration, an intuitive thought or a decision. We relax and take it easy. We don’t […]
Continue reading »Severe Storm Warning
Sometimes trouble comes out of the blue but not usually, not in life, not in the sky, not in recovery. We know what to do when the weather broadcast tells of storms, of cancel-it-now events to be affected. We understand […]
Continue reading »