…”never underestimate the power of denial.” It can indeed obscure the obvious. ~ Kenneth Wapnick, Absence from Felicity : The Story of Helen Schucman and Her Scribing of A Course in Miracles Never understate the power of denial? Because it can […]
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The Things I Cannot Change
Defending ourselves by engaging in arguments with actively drinking or otherwise irrational people is as fruitless as donning armor to protect ourselves from a nuclear explosion. Only a Power greater than ourselves can restore us to sanity. ~ Family Groups, Al-Anon. […]
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An extensive Tenth Step inventory might focus on one particular character defect, behavior pattern, or area of life. ~ Overeaters Anonymous. The Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of Overeaters Anonymous, Second Edition. Overeaters Anonymous, Inc. Kindle Edition. If you’ve read Recovery […]
Continue reading »Missing My Vices
I don’t have any vices right now. It’s a very uncomfortable place to be. ~ Julie T Is it possible to miss our vices? After a while God has taken us up and removed our defects of character if they’re […]
Continue reading »Courage to Think about Your Thoughts
And Friedrich Nietzsche said it well when he said, “It’s not simply a question of having the courage of one’s convictions, but at times having the courage to attack one’s convictions.” ~ Pincott J., Excellence: Inspiration for Achieving Your Personal Best Socrates […]
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